{"id":56442,"date":"2023-08-11T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metos.global\/?p=56442"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:36:44","slug":"soil-moisture-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metos.global\/en\/soil-moisture-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil Moisture Monitoring: The Gas Tank for Crop Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56442\" class=\"elementor elementor-56442\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d35f250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d35f250\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb0d364\" data-id=\"fb0d364\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7071e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7071e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-7071e39{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74addfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74addfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32bdb85\" data-id=\"32bdb85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e4a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0e4a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is it, how much is stored, how is it measured, and how \nmuch is lost each day?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2434b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e2434b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Soil Moisture Monitoring:<br \/>The Gas Tank for Crop Development<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1730f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1730f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-1024x449.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56470\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soil-moisture-monitoring-cover-photo.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5c91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c5c91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cc92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28cc92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>What is it, and how much is stored?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-459126b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"459126b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec3d1c\" data-id=\"aec3d1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82ff19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b82ff19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First off, the concept of available crop\/plant soil moisture should be discussed in terms of the rooting zone since this is where the plant\/crop is withdrawing its moisture\/nutrients from.<\/p><p>As expected, the depth of the root zone will vary based on the <strong>type of crop<\/strong> (perennial or annual) and the <strong>type of soil<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8a226\" data-id=\"7c8a226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6220e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6220e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 1\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY0NTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tZXRvcy5nbG9iYWxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA4XC9CbG9nLVNvaWwtTW9pc3R1cmUtcGljdHVyZS0xLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56453 lazyload\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1.png 977w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-1-18x8.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 977px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 977\/432;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92011f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d92011f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2433b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2433b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perennial crops will have well established roots once they are mature, while annual crops develop their roots through the growing season. What is important is that the plant\/crop is using water from the rooting zone and as an annual crop grows, the roots reach deeper into the soil, i.e., a larger gas tank.<\/p><p>The type of soil can affect rooting depth but also has a significant impact on the amount of stored water. Sandy soils have a small gas tank for stored water, while clay soils have a larger tank (Fig 1 &amp; 2). What is important is that <strong>root zone soil moisture is the CROP\u2019S GAS TANK for all biological processes<\/strong>, so it needs to be monitored, measured, and managed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38876a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38876a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-2-qap5y2o4y99icbnbcoj0ri4qx6rr1tfg4o719bckme.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 2\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/343;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 1: Amount of Stored Water in Various Soil Types by % Volume<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebd943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cebd943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Plants can\u2019t use all the water held in the soil. The upper limit is <strong>Field Capacity<\/strong>, while the lower limit is the <strong>Permanent Wilting Point<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Field Capacity<\/strong> \u2013 is the maximum amount of water held in the soil, measured a couple of days after a saturation event.<\/li><li><strong>Permanent Wilting Point<\/strong> \u2013 If a plant can no longer withdraw water from the soil to meet its needs, then it will begin to wilt; that is the point at which water is no longer available to the plant.<\/li><li><strong>Plant-Available Water<\/strong> is the difference between Field Capacity and Wilting Point where the plant can no longer extract water from the soil. In other words, not all the water held in the soil is available to plants.<\/li><li>Therefore, an <strong>Allowable Depletion<\/strong> level is used based on soil type and crop.<\/li><li>The crop and root zone depth, together with soil texture and structure, determine the readily available water available for plant growth.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8716a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8716a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Therefore the key point is that Plant-Available Water is the soil moisture that is used before a moisture deficit starts to affect crop\/plant growth.<\/p><p>For many crops, the top half (50%) of the plant\u2019s available water range is available without causing stress to the crop. In horticultural crops, it\u2019s usually the top third (33%) or quarter (25%) that is available before moisture stress occurs.<\/p><p>In summary, crops will start to suffer from a lack of water once 50% to 25% of the available moisture is used up or long before the wilting point is reached.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ec018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2ec018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-3-qap5y3m1ksuiyr8ucvb2hxwwtk5z19091f16zh7nl0.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 3\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/234;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 2: Amount of Available Soil Water for General Soil Types to 120 cm (4 feet)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b0c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9b0c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199f008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199f008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Numerous studies in Canada and other countries have clearly demonstrated that knowing root zone soil moisture through field and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/weather-monitoring\/\">site-specific monitoring<\/a><\/span> or measurement can maximize <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/yield-prediction\/\">yields<\/a><\/span> and, in some cases, lower input costs. In other words, each inch or 25mm of soil water equates to so many bushels of yield for a crop, given that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/disease-models\/\">disease<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/insect-monitoring\/\">insects<\/a><\/span>, weeds, and nutrients are managed correctly. In wheat this is roughly 7 -8 bushels, for corn 10 \u2013 12 bushels, and canola 5 \u2013 6 bushels for each inch or 25mm of stored soil water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a3a43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51a3a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e84845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e84845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07927d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07927d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How is soil moisture measured?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8051a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8051a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The determination of soil moisture is accomplished through two common methods: Measured and Water-Balance approach.<\/p><p><strong>Measured<\/strong> involves placing a sensor(s) in the rooting area of a plant\/crop and measuring the soil moisture at each sensor location.<\/p><p><strong>A water-balance approach<\/strong> involves making water demand estimates via an equation for evapotranspiration (ET<sub>0<\/sub>) and tracking the input of precipitation and\/or irrigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2947797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2947797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Measured Soil Moisture<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Today, many kinds of soil moisture sensors are available for measuring soil moisture in near real-time.<\/li><li>These are generally volumetric or tensiometric sensors.<\/li><li><strong>Tensiometric sensors measure<\/strong> <strong>soil moisture<\/strong> in terms of centibars or kilopascals which represents how much suction the roots feel in removing water and nutrients.<\/li><li><strong>Volumetric sensors measure the volume of soil moisture<\/strong> in a unit of depth and can be expressed in mm or inches of water or percent capacity per unit depth of the soil.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16316ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16316ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-4-qap74zyvhlkmu2xkuwv3sm78tmq1byb8lqvyh3luzm.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 4\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 4\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/413;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 3: Volumetric and Tensiometric Soil Moisture Sensors<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d36dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48d36dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30f5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e30f5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The image below illustrates a 90 cm (3-foot) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/soil-moisture-sensors\/\">probe<\/a><\/span> with sensors every 10 cm (4 inches) for soil moisture for a total of 9 sensors. From April 26 through April 30 rain occurred, and the sensors instantly illustrated how much rain was absorbed in each layer and how far the rain infiltrated into the soil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38acb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b38acb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-5-qap751ujv9n7hauujxocxlq60egrrcipa06xfnj2ea.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 5\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 5\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/381;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 4: Volumetric Water Content Measure With a Soil Probe<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8a239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f8a239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7892665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7892665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The image below further illustrates the capability of a well-placed weather station and soil moisture <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/soil-moisture-sensors\/\">probe<\/a><\/span> in the root zone of a crop. Here you can see recharge events: at what depth the plant roots are using water from, referred to as stair stepping on the image, when the roots can no longer withdraw soil-water, referred to as no stair stepping, and how the roots become active when a layer is recharged with rainfall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac567d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac567d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-6-qap754o2frr2g4qr3gw8n30jsk2veftwae5dvhew98.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 6\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 6\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/430;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 5: Profile of Soil Moisture in the Rooting Zone Measured by a Volumetric Probe<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6822c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6822c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9177da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9177da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Water-balance Soil Moisture<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The traditional way has been to use a water balance or checkbook method. This involves using an ET<sub>0<\/sub> equation, crop coefficients, and soil types to daily estimate how much water the crop is using based on the root zone and crop stage.<\/li><li>This is accomplished by having a local weather station that measures the necessary parameters for the ET<sub>0<\/sub> calculations.<\/li><li>Typical measured parameters are temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, precipitation, wind speed, and gust.<\/li><li>The crop and soil are also parameterized: soil type, field capacity, wilting point, crop type, seeding date, ground cover, and rooting depth.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5301b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5301b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The image below shows an in-field <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/stations-dataloggers\/\">weather station<\/a><\/span> that is measuring air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed\/direction and precipitation. These <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/sensors\/\">sensor<\/a><\/span> readings are used in an equation by the FAO (Penman Monteith FAO Method) for the calculation of ET<sub>0<\/sub> or evapotranspiration. This equation is used in Irrimet to produce a water balance for a cropzone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74812ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74812ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-7-qap758ff73w7qklahiiqx22e63kc988tmwrbsl9b5c.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 7\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 7\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/376;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 6: Water-balance Soil Moisture Levels Using an ET0\n Equation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc4314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5fc4314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d21e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8d21e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnother way to look at ET<sub>0<\/sub> or evapotranspiration, is via the illustration below. Potential evapotranspiration is the maximum amount of water that is used in an hour or day. This occurs with no restrictions on soil moisture, crops fully covering the ground, and the daily weather conditions.\n\nActual evapotranspiration is usually less than potential evapotranspiration since there are restrictions on soil moisture and ground cover with annual crops since they need to reach full ground cover. In years when you have high soil moisture, significant leaf area coverage (a thick stand), and warm temperatures, the actual ET<sub>0<\/sub> will be the same as the potential ET<sub>0<\/sub>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad508a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aad508a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1faeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c1faeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-8-qap75b8xrm02peh711qmmjcry96fwbk0naps8f54jc.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 8\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 8\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/364;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 7: Potential and Actual Evapotranspiration<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c25eff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c25eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a65c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51a65c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37e7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e37e7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How much soil water is lost in a day?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e05c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e05c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next graphic attempts to illustrate how a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/disease-models-corn\/\">corn<\/a><\/span> crop develops in terms of the canopy and roots and how much water is being used daily through the growth cycle. What is shown is that early in development, with little ground cover, the water use per day is 1 to 2 mm, but by the time full canopy and reproduction take place, the daily water use can range from 5 to 9 mm, or 0.2 to 0.35 inches on a warm day. In a week, this is 35-63 mm or 1.35-2.5 inches. The corn crop must meet the water requirement from either stored soil moisture and\/or rain-irrigation. If the daily or weekly amount is not met, then growth and nutrient updates are reduced, which can lead to yield losses and quality issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2618d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2618d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Blog-Soil-Moisture-picture-9-qap75d4kxfas77l0n8d66jvchj5qxuiy18xf2j43q8.png\" title=\"Blog &#8211; Soil Moisture &#8211; picture 9\" alt=\"Blog - Soil Moisture - picture 9\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/432;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 8: Daily Water Use for Corn at Stages of Development<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3daa3ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3daa3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7059451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7059451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Measured or Water-balance soil moisture values in FieldClimate and FarmView cropzones<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bd8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8bd8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both measured and modelled soil moisture can be displayed in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/fieldclimate\/\">FieldClimate<\/a><\/span> and\/or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/farmview\/\">FarmView<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e4dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e4dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. FieldClimate soil moisture probe monitoring<\/strong><\/p><p>In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/fieldclimate\/\">FieldClimate<\/a><\/span> you can view soil moisture from each sensor on a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/soil-moisture-sensors\/\">probe<\/a><\/span> in several different ways. <br \/>You can view the soil moisture from the bottom up, top down, or by averaging or summing the values for a set of sensors along the probe. You can also select any custom view that you have saved as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0b689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e0b689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. 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