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A Pilot Experiment To Replace Missing Rainfall Events Using Soil Moisture Information From The Kansas Mesonet, N. Parker, A. Patrignani Jan 2020

A Pilot Experiment To Replace Missing Rainfall Events Using Soil Moisture Information From The Kansas Mesonet, N. Parker, A. Patrignani

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

The Kansas Mesonet is a state-of-the-art environmental monitoring network that provides accurate rainfall measurements across Kansas. However, missing rainfall records are common problems in weather stations that rely on tipping bucket rain gauges. In this study, we conducted a pilot experiment to estimate missing rainfall records from root-zone soil moisture information recorded at Kansas Mesonet stations. Soil moisture is recorded at depths of 5, 10, 20, and 50 cm using the Campbell Scientific CS655 soil water reflectometer. Hourly rainfall and soil moisture data from mid- August 2017 to mid-May 2018 were taken from three stations (Lakin, Manhattan, and Hays) of …

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2018–2019 Precipitation Data, Mary Knapp Jan 2020

2018–2019 Precipitation Data, Mary Knapp

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Precipitation data for Kansas Agricultural Experiment Stations and fields, 2018-2019.

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Field Station Weather Reports, M. Knapp, E. A. Adee Jan 2020

Field Station Weather Reports, M. Knapp, E. A. Adee

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

This report includes the annual summary of precipitation from 2019 at the research locations represented in the 2020 field report and further details about the Kansas River Valley locations and the east central Kansas locations.

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Weather Information For Tribune, H. D. Bond, J. Slattery Jan 2020