Monitoring network

Installation of the lysimeter station

• Two soil monoliths were monolithically extracted
• Extraction from an arable land and a fallow site which was covered by pristine steppe vegetation
• The vessels were positioned into the lysimeter station
• Implementation and materials provided by Umwelt-Geräte-Technik GmbH

Measurements by lysimeter station

• Lysimeter mass by load cells
• Soil moisture and soil temperature by SMT - 100
• Matrix potential by Tensiomark sensors
• Sampling soil solution by suction cups
• Seepage water and surface runoff by tipping buckets
• Measurements of soil parameters and sampling soil solution at depths of 30, 50, and 120 cm

Meteorological network

• 3 tipping buckets at ground level
• 1 tipping bucket at a height of 1 m
• 1 compact weather station

Meteorological measuring parameters

• Air temperature
• Air humidity
• Wind direction and wind speed
• Solar radiation
• Air pressure
• Precipitation