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Summary

The Mongolia Soil Moisture Data consists of 43 stations in Mongolia,
for the period 1970-1993 (Robock, et al. 1999). Sites have pasture
vegetation or wheat (or both). Observations were taken using the
gravimetric technique for each 10-cm layer down to a depth of 1 m,
with the first layer divided into two 5-cm layers.

The Mongolia soil moisture data is part of the Global Soil Moisture
Data Bank and is freely available via ftp from:

ftp://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pub/soil_moisture/MONGOLIA/Data/

or ftp climate.envsci.rutgers.edu
login as: anonymous
Password: your email address
cd pub/soil_moisture/MONGOLIA/Data/

Data is available in ASCII or GrADS format.

Related URL

Link: View Related Information Description: Home Page of the Global Soil Moisture Data Bank

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 52.0

S: 41.0

E: 120.0

W: 90.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: A. Robock, J. Eltin, K. Vinnikov A. Namkhai, Ts. Adyasuren Dataset Title: Mongolia Soil Moisture Data Dataset Series Name: Mongolia Soil Moisture Data Dataset Release Date: 1999 Dataset Release Place: NJ Dataset Publisher: Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University Online Resource: http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/soil_moisture/mangolia.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1970-01-01 Stop Date: 1993-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > EASTERN ASIA > MONGOLIA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

ISO Topic Category

FARMING GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Ancillary Keywords

GLOBAL SOIL MOISTURE DATA BANK MONGOLIA PASM PLANT AVAILABLE SOIL MOISTURE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

RU/GSMDB

Data Center

Global Soil Moisture Data Bank, Department of Environmental Science, Cook College, Rutgers University Data Center URL: http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/soil_moisture/index.html Dataset ID: Global_Soil_Moisture_Data_Bank Data Center Personnel Name: ALAN ROBOCK Phone: 732-932-9800 x6222 Fax: 732-932-8644 Email: robock at envsci.rutgers.edu Contact Address: Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University 14 College Farm Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: New Jersey Postal Code: 08901-8551 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp Distribution Format: ASCII, GrADS Fees: Free

Personnel

TS. ADYASUREN Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: Ministry of Nature and the Environment City: Ulaanbaatar Country: Mongolia JARED ENTIN Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 732-932-2736 Email: jentin at envsci.rutgers.edu Contact Address: Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University 14 College Farm Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: New Jersey Postal Code: 08901-8551 Country: USA A. NAMKHAI Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: Environmental Consulting and Assessment Company Province or State: ULAANBAATAR Country: MONGOLIA ALAN ROBOCK Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 732-932-9800 x6222 Fax: 732-932-8644 Email: robock at envsci.rutgers.edu Contact Address: Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University 14 College Farm Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: New Jersey Postal Code: 08901-8551 Country: USA KONSTANTIN YA. VINNIKOV Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: (301) 405-5382 Fax: (301) 314-9482 Email: kostya at atmos.umd.edu Contact Address: Department of Meteorology University of Maryland City: College Park Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20742 Country: USA

Publications/References

Robock, A., J.K. Entin, K.Y. Vinnikov, A. Namkhai, and Ts. Adyasuren.,
1999: Temporal Mongolian soil moisture variations, J.Climate, in
prepration.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 1999-04-29

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