XMS-CAT

    Country Spain
    Stations 20
    Organisation Institut cartografic i Geologic de Catalunya
    Contacts Lola Boquera
    Website https://visors.icgc.cat/mesurasols/#9/42.1765/1.1132
    Official References

    We acknowledge the work of Agnès Lladós and Lola Boquera as well as the XMS-CAT network team in support of the ISMN.

    Abstract
    The soil monitoring network is a set of stations with continuous data recording of physics parameters (temperature and moisture of soil) and environmental parameters such as pluviometry, temperature, relative air humidity and solar radiation. Project started at Tremp basin’s, in the crops of vineyards, and it has been continued in high altitude vineyard form Pre-pyrenees and Pyrenees. The main features that set up the stations are the sensors installed into the soils and the basic operation elements, such as the acquisition data system, the power system and the data transmission system. Generally, there are 4 multi parametric sensors to 5, 20, 50 and 100 cm of depth, when parent material allows it, these sensors measure soil moisture and temperature. Each station also has environmental sensors such as a rain gauge, a pyranometer and a air temperature and relative humidity probes for the necessary comparison of the soil and environmental parameters.
    Variables measured air temperature
    precipitation
    soil moisture
    soil temperature
    Depths of soil moisture measurements 0.05 - 0.05 m
    0.10 - 0.10 m
    0.20 - 0.20 m
    0.30 - 0.30 m
    0.40 - 0.40 m
    0.50 - 0.50 m
    0.60 - 0.60 m
    0.70 - 0.70 m
    0.75 - 0.75 m
    1.00 - 1.00 m
    Soil Moisture sensors used DeltaOHM
    CS655
    SoilVUE10
    Data availability from 2016-08-01 to 2025-06-22

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