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Research article
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23 Jan 2026
Research article |
| 23 Jan 2026
| 23 Jan 2026
Soil moisture monitoring with cosmogenic neutrons: an asset for the development and assessment of soil moisture products in the state of Brandenburg (Germany)
Maik Heistermann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Daniel Altdorff
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Till Francke
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Martin Schrön
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Peter M. Grosse
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Arvid Markert
Landesamt für Bergbau, Geologie und Rohstoffe Brandenburg, Inselstraße 26, Cottbus, Germany
Albrecht Bauriegel
Landesamt für Bergbau, Geologie und Rohstoffe Brandenburg, Inselstraße 26, Cottbus, Germany
Peter Biró
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Sabine Attinger
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Frank Beyrich
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg – Richard-Aßmann-Observatorium, Am Observatorium 12, 15848 Tauche, Germany
Peter Dietrich
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Rebekka Eichstädt
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und Klimaschutz (MWAEK), Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2–13, Potsdam, Germany
Jakob Terschlüsen
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Ariane Walz
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und Klimaschutz (MWAEK), Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2–13, Potsdam, Germany
Steffen Zacharias
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, Germany
Sascha E. Oswald
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Using cosmogenic neutrons for soil moisture monitoring in the state of Brandenburg (Germany) Maik Heistermann et al. https://doi.org/10.23728/b2share.dfde74f4be294bd7b927f67988365f8e
Short summary
The German federal state of Brandenburg is particularly prone to soil moisture droughts. To support the management of related risks, we introduce a novel soil moisture monitoring network based on cosmic-ray neutron sensing technology. The resulting observations can be particularly helpful to evaluate and improve soil moisture products from modelling or remote sensing.
The German federal state of Brandenburg is particularly prone to soil moisture droughts. To...
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