Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data

<p>Understanding soil moisture dynamics at the sub-kilometre scale is increasingly important, especially with the continuous development of hyper-resolution land surface and hydrological models. Cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNSs) are able to provide estimates of soil moisture at this elusive s...

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Autores principales:	D. Power, M. A. Rico-Ramirez, S. Desilets, D. Desilets, R. Rosolem
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Publicado:	Copernicus Publications 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bcc3051659ec424b83e4eb8a8f955d092021-11-30T13:13:08ZCosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data10.5194/gmd-14-7287-20211991-959X1991-9603https://doaj.org/article/bcc3051659ec424b83e4eb8a8f955d092021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/14/7287/2021/gmd-14-7287-2021.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1991-959Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1991-9603<p>Understanding soil moisture dynamics at the sub-kilometre scale is increasingly important, especially with the continuous development of hyper-resolution land surface and hydrological models. Cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNSs) are able to provide estimates of soil moisture at this elusive scale, and networks of these sensors have been expanding across the world over the previous decade. However, each network currently implements its own protocol when processing raw data into soil moisture estimates. As a consequence, this lack of a harmonised global data set can ultimately lead to limitations in the global assessment of the CRNS technology from multiple networks. Here, we present crspy, an open-source Python tool that is designed to facilitate the processing of raw CRNS data into soil moisture estimates in an easy and harmonised way. We outline the basic structure of this tool, discussing the correction methods used as well as the metadata that crspy can create about each site. Metadata can add value to global-scale studies of field-scale soil moisture estimates by providing additional routes to understanding catchment similarities and differences. We demonstrate that current differences in processing methodologies can lead to misinterpretations when comparing sites from different networks and that having a tool to provide a harmonised data set can help to mitigate these issues. By being open source, crspy can also serve as a development and testing tool for new understanding of the CRNS technology as well as being used as a teaching tool for the community.</p>D. PowerM. A. Rico-RamirezS. DesiletsD. DesiletsR. RosolemR. RosolemCopernicus PublicationsarticleGeologyQE1-996.5ENGeoscientific Model Development, Vol 14, Pp 7287-7307 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Geology QE1-996.5 D. Power M. A. Rico-Ramirez S. Desilets D. Desilets R. Rosolem R. Rosolem Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
description	<p>Understanding soil moisture dynamics at the sub-kilometre scale is increasingly important, especially with the continuous development of hyper-resolution land surface and hydrological models. Cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNSs) are able to provide estimates of soil moisture at this elusive scale, and networks of these sensors have been expanding across the world over the previous decade. However, each network currently implements its own protocol when processing raw data into soil moisture estimates. As a consequence, this lack of a harmonised global data set can ultimately lead to limitations in the global assessment of the CRNS technology from multiple networks. Here, we present crspy, an open-source Python tool that is designed to facilitate the processing of raw CRNS data into soil moisture estimates in an easy and harmonised way. We outline the basic structure of this tool, discussing the correction methods used as well as the metadata that crspy can create about each site. Metadata can add value to global-scale studies of field-scale soil moisture estimates by providing additional routes to understanding catchment similarities and differences. We demonstrate that current differences in processing methodologies can lead to misinterpretations when comparing sites from different networks and that having a tool to provide a harmonised data set can help to mitigate these issues. By being open source, crspy can also serve as a development and testing tool for new understanding of the CRNS technology as well as being used as a teaching tool for the community.</p>
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author	D. Power M. A. Rico-Ramirez S. Desilets D. Desilets R. Rosolem R. Rosolem
author_facet	D. Power M. A. Rico-Ramirez S. Desilets D. Desilets R. Rosolem R. Rosolem
author_sort	D. Power
title	Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
title_short	Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
title_full	Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
title_fullStr	Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
title_full_unstemmed	Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
title_sort	cosmic-ray neutron sensor python tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data
publisher	Copernicus Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bcc3051659ec424b83e4eb8a8f955d09
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Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data

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