This GOELNITZ24readme.txt file was generated 2024 by Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of dataset: Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau 2. Contributor information: Institution: Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern Role/Function: data originator Address: Rütti 5, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland Name: Daria Simone Göllnitz (contact person) Role/Function: principal investigator, data processor Institution: Institute of Geography, University of Bern Address: Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Email: daria.goellnitz@outlook.com Name: Andreas Chervet Role/Function: data processor Institution: Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern Address: Rütti 5, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland Email: andreas.chervet@be.ch Name: Hanspeter Liniger Role/Function: project member Institution: Institute of Geography, University of Bern Address: Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Email: hanspeter.liniger@unibe.ch Name: Volker Prasuhn Role/Function: project member Institution: Agroscope Address: Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland Email: volker.prasuhn@art.admin.ch Name: Lorenz Ramseier Role/Function: project member Institution: Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern Address: Rütti 5, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland Email: lorenz.ramseier@be.ch Name: Chinwe Ifejika Speranza (alternate contact person) Role/Function: project member Institution: Institute of Geography, University of Bern Address: Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Email: chinwe.ifejika.speranza@unibe.ch Name: Wolfgang G. Sturny Role/Function: project member Institution: Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern Address: Rütti 5, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland Email: sturny@no-till.ch 3. Date of data collection: 1996 - 2019 4. Geographic location of data collection: Swiss Central Plateau 5. Keywords describing the subject of your dataset: Soil Moisture, Tensiometer, Soil Trafficability, Soil Compaction, Tillage Systems, Sustainable Land Management 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Funding agency name: Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern (responsible for the collection of the dataset) Grant number:/ ------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Creative Commons Licence 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: / 4. Links/relationships to additional data sets: / 5. Was data derived from another source? no 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List: Filename: Supplementary 2_Göllnitz et al 2024 File format: .xlsx File encoding: utf-8 Short description: validated raw data set of soil moisture suction measurements; 3 sheets: a) specifications, b) raw data, c) further information Date of creation: 2024 2. Relationship between files: / 3. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Data collection/generation is described in detail in chapter "2.2 Data Preparation and Validation" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 2. Methods for processing the data: Data collection/generation is described in detail in chapter "2.2 Data Preparation and Validation" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: / 4. Standards and calibration information: See chapter "2.2 Data Preparation and Validation" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: See chapter "2.1 Study Area" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: See chapter "2.2 Data Preparation and Validation" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: The Soil Conservation Office of the Canton Bern was responsible for data collection. Data validation, processing and analysis was performed by Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G.. ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Supplementary 2_Göllnitz et al 2024 ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 27 2. Number of cases/rows: 24'310 3. Variable List: see sheet "Specifications" of the submitted data set for variable list and description of variables 4. Missing data codes: NA = not available; details for data preparation see also chapter "2.2 Data Preparation and Validation" in Göllnitz, D.S., Chervet, A., Liniger, H., Prasuhn, V., Ramseier, L., Ifejika Speranza, C., Sturny, W. G. (2024). Soil Moisture Suction in Agricultural Soils: Analyzing Long-Term Tensiometer Measurements in the Swiss Central Plateau. GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA. 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: /