Authors: Robinson DA1, Jones SB2 Reviewer: Reinsch, S1 Measurement unit: m3 m-3; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€; Running cost: €; Installation effort: moderate; Maintenance effort: moderate; Knowledge need: moderate; Measurement mode: data logger Soil moisture is the amount of water in the soil (Robinson et al., 2008; Vereecken…
3.2 Soil hydraulic conductivity
Authors: Robinson DA1 and Marshall M1 Reviewers: Jones SB2 Measurement unit: cm day-1; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€; Running costs: €; Installation effort: low; Maintenance effort: low; Knowledge need: moderate; Measurement mode: manual Soil hydraulic conductivity depends on soil structure and water content. Hydraulic conductivity controls the water-flow…
3.3 Soil water retention
Authors: Robinson DA1 and Marshall M.1 Reviewers: Jones SB2, Reinsch S1 Measurement unit: volumetric water content (m3 m-3) v. soil matric potential (kPa); Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€€; Running costs: €; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: moderate; Measurement mode: manual Drought and flooding, as well…
3.4 Soil water potential
Author: van der Ploeg M1 Reviewer: Robinson DA2 Measurement unit: soil water potential – total soil water potential: m in J kg–1 (energy per unit mass), y in N m–2 (energy per unit volume) or h in m (energy per unit weight) v. volumetric water content (m3 m-3). Although…
3.5 Soil temperature
Author: Jones SB1 Reviewers: Lee H2, Reinsch S3 Measurement unit: oC; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€; Running costs: €; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium; Measurement mode: data logger Soil temperature is a measure of the intensity of heat present in soil (Buchan, 2001), which…
3.6 Soil wetability or water repellency
Authors: Lebron I1 and Robinson DA1 Reviewer: Reinsch S1 Measurement unit: s (seconds); Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €; Running costs: -; Installation effort: -; Maintenance effort: -; Knowledge need: low; Measurement mode: manual Soil water repellency (SWR) is the inability of water to wet or infiltrate a soil….
3.7 Sap flux
Authors: Matheny AM1, Bohrer G2 Reviewer: Lee H3 Measurement unit: kg H2O m-2 sapwoods-1; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €–€€; Running costs: €–€€; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium to high; Knowledge need: high; Measurement mode: data logger Transpiration is the largest component of the terrestrial hydrologic cycle (Jasechko…
3.8 Ecosystem water stress
Authors: Estiarte M1,2 and Vicca S3 Reviewer: Lee H4, Reinsch S5 Measurable unit: ratio (unitless); Measurement scale: site; Equipment costs: €€; Running costs: €; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium to high; Measurement mode: data logger Water stress (WS) in terrestrial ecosystems develops when soil water…