Evaluating the suitability of the consumer low-cost Parrot Flower Power soil moisture sensor for scientific environmental applications

Xaver, Angelika; Zappa, Luca; Rab, Gerhard; Pfeil, Isabella; Vreugdenhil, Mariette; Hemment, Drew; Dorigo, Wouter Arnoud

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-117-2020

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-117-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-117-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

Research article

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06 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 06 Apr 2020

Evaluating the suitability of the consumer low-cost Parrot Flower Power soil moisture sensor for scientific environmental applications

Angelika Xaver, Luca Zappa, Gerhard Rab, Isabella Pfeil, Mariette Vreugdenhil, Drew Hemment, and Wouter Arnoud Dorigo

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'calibration of the data - soil moisture', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Dec 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee1', Angelika Xaver, 29 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Suggestion to accept after minor revisions', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Dec 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee2', Angelika Xaver, 29 Jan 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Angelika Xaver on behalf of the Authors (02 Feb 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (20 Feb 2020) by Fernando Nardi

AR by Angelika Xaver on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2020)

Short summary

Soil moisture plays a key role in the hydrological cycle and the climate system. Although soil moisture can be observed by the means of satellites, ground observations are still crucial for evaluating and improving these satellite products. In this study, we investigate the performance of a consumer low-cost soil moisture sensor in the lab and in the field. We demonstrate that this sensor can be used for scientific applications, for example to create a dataset valuable for satellite validation.