Using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Probes to Monitor Landscape Scale Soil Water Content in Mixed Land Use Agricultural Systems

Table 1

Summary of planting, soil cultivation, and harvest date for each land use parcel. Note: no data was available for land use in parcel 1 (see Figure 2(a)).

Land use parcel	TDT Site	Date	Action	Description	Amount	Units
1	27	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
2	9, 13	7/30/14	Harvest	Straw left on field (mulching)	3500	kg/ha
2		7/30/14	Harvest	Winter wheat	7400	kg/ha
2		8/8/14	Soil cultivation	Chisel; depth 20 cm	NA	NA
2		9/11/14	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
2		9/24/14	Planting	Winter barley	160	kg/ha
4	11, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31	7/30/14	Harvest	Straw left on field (mulching)	3500	kg/ha
4		7/30/14	Harvest	Winter wheat	7600	kg/ha
4		8/7/14	Soil cultivation	Chisel; depth 20 cm	NA	NA
4		9/17/14	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
4		9/21/14	Planting	Winter barley	160	kg/ha
9		11/18/13	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
9		3/21/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
9		4/4/14	Planting	Maize	85000	Seeds/ha
9		9/5/14	Harvest	Maize	16900	kg/ha
9		10/5/14	Soil cultivation	Mulch application	NA	NA
9		10/16/14	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
10	23	7/20/14	Harvest	Wheat	10.1	t/ha
10		7/30/14	Planting	Kresse	2	kg/ha
10		7/30/14	Planting	Phacelia	3	kg/ha
10		7/30/14	Planting	Clover	5	kg/ha
10		7/30/14	Planting	Buekwheat	15	kg/ha
10		11/17/14	Soil Cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
14		7/28/14	Harvest	Winter wheat	6300	kg/ha
14		7/28/14	Harvest	Straw left on field (mulching)	NA	NA
14		8/2/14	Soil cultivation	Grubber; depth 15 cm	NA	NA
14		8/14/14	Planting	Phacelia	15	kg/ha
14		11/18/14	Soil cultivation	Chisel, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
15	20, 21, 22	3/7/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
15		4/1/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
15		4/15/14	Planting	Maize	90000	Seeds/ha
15		10/10/14	Harvest	Maize	12380	kg/ha
15		10/13/14	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
15		10/14/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
15		10/20/14	Planting	Winter wheat	180	kg/ha
16	6	7/28/14	Harvest	Wheat	6300	kg/ha
16		8/2/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
16		8/14/14	Planting	Phacelia	15	kg/ha
16		11/19/14	Soil cultivation	Plow, depth 25–30 cm	NA	NA
17	8	3/13/14	Soil cultivation	Harrow	NA	NA
17		5/21/14	Harvest	Meadow	NA	NA
17		8/6/14	Harvest	Meadow	NA	NA
19		7/1/14	Harvest	Rapeseed	4600	kg/ha
19		8/10/14	Planting	Phacelia	25	kg/ha
27		7/7/14	Harvest	Rapeseed	4500	kg/ha
29		7/7/14	Harvest	Rapeseed	4500	kg/ha