The Nerrigundah data set: Soil moisture patterns, soil characteristics, and hydrological flux measurements

This paper presents a data set that describes the spatial and temporal vari ability of soil moisture within the 6 ha Nerrigundah catchment, located in a temperate region of eastern Australia. The data set includes high-resolut ion elevation data; high-resolution (20 m) near-surface soil moisture maps; soil moisture profile measurements at 13 locations, with one being applica ble for one-dimensional modeling; soil moisture measurements from four diff erent measurement devices at a single location; soil temperature profile me asurements; soil heat flux and supporting meteorological measurements, incl uding data obtained with two pluviometers and four collecting rain gauges; surface roughness measurements; soil information for 19 locations, includin g field measurements of saturated hydraulic conductivity; and catchment run off measurements. These data are available on the World Wide Web at http:// www.civag.unimelb.edu.au/ similar to jwalker/data/nerrigundah.