Maintaining the SALDi soil moisture network is another important task of this years field trip. This image shows work at the grassland site close to Wepener in the SALDi study site Mantsopa in the Free State Province (Photo: C. Schmullius 2023).
Soil Moisture record for the site close to Wepener (March 2019 to Dec. 2022, top: soil temperature, bottom: soil mositure). We are most greatful to a local farmer for watching and maintaining the soil moisture instrument. Without their support, specially over the tough Covid time, the record would most probably have much more breaks.
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