Variable ID
TS60
Variable Type
Standard - Secondary
Variable Category
Soil Temperature
Standard Units
degrees Celsius (°C)
Description
The average temperature during a 15-minute interval at a depth of 60 centimeters below the ground; the surface is vegetated.
- Thermocouple sensor buried horizontally in undisturbed ground. Because the cables connecting the thermistors to the tower might conduct surface heat and divert draining rainwater, they were buried deeper than the thermistors, then angled upward.
- This measurement began in December 2013.
Accuracy
± 0.5 °C
Sensors
Campbell Scientific 229-L
Sensor Image URL
https://content.prod.mesonet.org/repos/instruments/images/campbell-229-l.jpg
Sensor Image Alt Text
Campbell Scientific 229-L
Sensor Image Caption
Campbell Scientific 229-L