We explore and review the value of soil moisture measurements in vadose zone hydrology
with a focus on the field and catchment scales. This review is motivated by the increasing …

Rapid changes of the biosphere observed in recent years are caused by both small and
large scale drivers, like shifts in temperature, transformations in land-use, or changes in the …

A major research plan entitled “Integrated research on the ecohydrological process of the
Heihe River Basin” was launched by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in …

Core Ideas OZCAR is a network of sites studying the critical zone. OZCAR covers various
disciplines. OZCAR will help disciplines to work together for a better representation and …

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a vital variable for land‐atmosphere interactions that links surface
energy balance, water, and carbon cycles. The in situ techniques can measure ET …

Multicompartment and multiscale long-term observation and research are important
prerequisites to tackling the scientific challenges resulting from climate and global change …

Soil water content (SWC) plays a key role in partitioning water and energy fluxes at the land
surface and in controlling hydrologic fluxes such as groundwater recharge. Despite the …

Wireless sensor networks are a promising new in situ measurement technology for
monitoring soil water content changes with a high spatial and temporal resolution for large …

The International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network can coordinate
ecological research to provide observations of the ecosystem changes, and their socio …

Local parameters for climate modelling are highly dependent on crop types and their
phenological growth stage. The land cover change of agricultural areas during the growing …