Schönebeck, Jan-Michael; Bunzel, Dorothea; Paul, Maike; Schlurmann, Torsten (2025): Soil temperature, volumetric water content, and electrical conductivity measured every 10 minutes in a grass- and a herb-dominated area at a summer dike, Butjadingen, Germany (Nov 2022–Nov 2023) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987377, In: Schönebeck, J-M et al. (2025): Soil temperature, volumetric water content, electrical conductivity, air temperature and atmospheric pressure measured every 10 minutes in a grass- and a herb-dominated area at a summer dike, Butjadingen, Germany (Nov 2022–Nov 2023) [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987380
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Published: 2025-11-24 • DOI registered: 2025-11-24
Abstract:
To understand the role of plant species and functional diversity on the physical soil parameters of a sea dike, especially under prolonged drought conditions, continuous measurements of soil temperature, volumetric water content (soil moisture) and soil electrical conductivity (EC) were carried out from 22 November, 2022, to 22 November, 2023. The measurements were taken using six soil sensors from METER Group's TEROS 12 series, which were installed at three distinct soil depths (4 cm, 14 cm, 24 cm) and on two differently vegetated dike areas: one area with a grass-dominated plant community (referred to as 'Mix-Grass') and one area with a herb-dominated plant community (referred to as 'Mix-Herb'). The sensors were mounted on the southern (inland) side of a summer dike, which is located at the south-eastern North Sea coast of Germany (Butjadingen, Wesermarsch; 'Mix-Grass': 53.61211876 ° N, 8.330925695° E, 'Mix-Herb': 53. 61210826° N, 8.330989015° E), about 1 m below the dike crest. The dike height is approximately 3.6 m above mean high water (MHW). The measurement data was logged at 10-minute intervals using a ZL6 logger from the METER Group.
Supplement to:
Schönebeck, Jan-Michael; Bunzel, Dorothea; Paul, Maike; Schlurmann, Torsten (submitted): Plant trait diversity buffers soil moisture dynamics on coastal dikes during drought periods. PLoS ONE
Funding:
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, grant/award no. 76251-17-5/19: Gute Küste Niedersachsen
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.612113 * Median Longitude: 8.330959 * South-bound Latitude: 53.612108 * West-bound Longitude: 8.330926 * North-bound Latitude: 53.612119 * East-bound Longitude: 8.330989
Date/Time Start: 2022-11-22T11:20:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-11-23T12:30:00
Minimum Elevation: 4.1 m * Maximum Elevation: 5.0 m
Event(s):
Logger_Mix-Grass-Herb * Latitude Start: 53.612000 * Longitude Start: 8.331000 * Latitude End: 53.612000 * Longitude End: 8.331000 * Date/Time Start: 2022-11-22T11:20:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-11-23T12:30:00 * Elevation Start: 4.1 m * Elevation End: 5.0 m * Method/Device: Soil moisture, temperature and conductivity sensor, METER Group, Teros 12; coupled with data logger, METER Group, ZL6
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | |||
| 2 | Plant community | Plant com | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | |||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Geocode | ||
| 6 | ELEVATION | Elevation | m a.s.l. | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Geocode | |
| 7 | DEPTH, soil | Depth soil | m | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Geocode | |
| 8 | Soil moisture | Soil moisture | m3/m3 | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Soil moisture, temperature and conductivity sensor, METER Group, Teros 12; coupled with data logger, METER Group, ZL6 | |
| 9 | Temperature, soil | T soil | °C | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Soil moisture, temperature and conductivity sensor, METER Group, Teros 12; coupled with data logger, METER Group, ZL6 | |
| 10 | Conductivity of soil/sediment | Cond | mS/m | Schönebeck, Jan-Michael | Soil moisture, temperature and conductivity sensor, METER Group, Teros 12; coupled with data logger, METER Group, ZL6 |
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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