3.22.2. SM300¶

3.22.2.1. Introduction¶

SM300 from Delta-T is a soil moisture probe that is buried in the ground to take readings. They have been deployed in multiple gardens as part of the LUMA network.

3.22.2.2. Manufacturer and Model¶

Model	Brand	Type
SM300	Delta-T	Soil Moisture Probe

3.22.2.3. Output definitions¶

Ouput definition ID	File Identifier	Level Number	QAQC notes	File time resolution
SM300	SM300%LETTER_%SITE	0	None	15min

3.22.2.4. Processing code¶

Code used to process raw data: https://github.com/Urban-Meteorology-Reading/Operations-WSN

3.22.2.5. Variables measured by instrument¶

Table 3.18 Variables measured - sorted alphabetically¶
Variable ID	Full Name	Unit	Lower Threshold	Upper Threshold	Files present (Output definition ID,Level No,Time resolution)
BattVolt	Battery_Voltage	V			SM300,0,15min
Soil_Moist	Soil_Moisture	%	0.0	100.0	SM300,0,15min
Soil_Temp	Soil_Temperature	Celsius	-30.0	50.0	SM300,0,15min

3.22.2.6. Serials¶

Serial	Suffix
A01360	A
A01365	B
A01362	C
A01361	D
A01364	E
A01363	F
A01357	G
A01366	H
A01358	I
A01359	J
A01605	K

3.22.2.7. Deployments¶

3.22.2.7.1. Serial number: A01358¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-09-22 00:00
EMB	2012-03-15 00:00	2012-11-01 00:00
EMB	2012-11-02 00:00	2012-12-31 00:00
EMB	2013-01-01 00:00	2013-03-04 00:00
BFCL	2016-01-01 00:00	2016-10-26 00:00

3.22.2.7.2. Serial number: A01364¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-09-22 00:00
MT	2011-06-12 00:00	2012-04-25 00:00
MT	2012-05-14 00:00	2012-11-11 00:00
MT	2014-08-06 00:00	2016-02-12 00:00

3.22.2.7.3. Serial number: A01366¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-10-13 00:00
EMB	2011-02-09 00:00	2011-12-31 00:00
EMB	2012-01-01 00:00	2012-12-31 00:00
EMB	2013-01-01 00:00	2015-11-02 00:00
RGS	2016-07-26 00:00	2016-08-15 00:00

3.22.2.7.4. Serial number: A01357¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-10-13 00:00
EMB	2011-02-09 00:00	2011-12-31 00:00
EMB	2012-01-01 00:00	2012-12-31 00:00
EMB	2013-01-01 00:00	2015-11-02 00:00
RGS	2016-06-14 00:00	2016-07-25 00:00

3.22.2.7.5. Serial number: A01360¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-11-12 00:00
HAN	2011-01-11 00:00	2011-06-08 00:00
HAN	2011-07-12 00:00	2012-01-19 00:00
BTM	2015-11-02 00:00	2016-06-07 00:00
RGS	2016-06-07 00:00	2016-07-25 00:00

3.22.2.7.6. Serial number: A01362¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2011-01-04 00:00
MT	2011-06-12 00:00	2012-12-06 00:00
MT	2013-07-05 00:00	2016-02-12 00:00
RGS	2016-08-16 00:00	2017-06-21 00:00

3.22.2.7.7. Serial number: A01361¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
MT	2011-06-12 00:00	2012-12-06 00:00
MT	2013-07-05 00:00	2016-02-12 00:00

3.22.2.7.8. Serial number: A01365¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-09-22 00:00
HAN	2011-01-11 00:00	2011-06-08 00:00
HAN	2011-07-12 00:00	2012-01-19 00:00
BTM	2015-11-02 00:00	2016-05-10 00:00
RGS	2016-07-26 00:00	2020-10-22 00:00

3.22.2.7.9. Serial number: A01359¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-07-30 00:00	2010-09-22 00:00

3.22.2.7.10. Serial number: A01605¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
EMB	2010-09-22 00:00	2010-10-13 00:00

3.22.2.7.11. Serial number: A01363¶

Site ID	Start date	End date
MT	2011-06-12 00:00	2012-04-25 00:00
MT	2012-05-14 00:00	2012-11-11 00:00
MT	2014-08-06 00:00	2016-02-12 00:00

3.22.2.8. Photos¶

../../../_images/dscf3441_23761208906_o(1).jpg — Fig. 3.57 At EMB 30/07/2010¶

../../../_images/dsc05882_23159257364_o(1).jpg — Fig. 3.58 At HAN 08/06/2011¶

../../../_images/24019645873_d204249a0b_o.jpg — Fig. 3.59 Node at BTM 13/01/2016¶

../../../_images/22-10-2020(4).JPEG — Fig. 3.60 Unnearthed at RGS 22/10/2020.¶

../../../_images/soil_middle_temple_01_probes_23762079186_o.jpg — Fig. 3.61 At MT 13/06/2011.¶

3.22.2.9. Supplementary information¶

Link	Title	Description
https://dynamax.com/images/uploads/papers/SM300_Manual.pdf	SM300 manual	Manual from Delta-T.

3.22.2.10. Data acquisition¶

Data can be requested from Prof. Sue Grimmond (c.s.grimmond@reading.ac.uk).

3.22.2.11. References¶

Magliulo, V., Toscano, P., Grimmond, C. S. B., Kotthaus, S., J�rvi, L., Set�l�, H., Lindberg, F., Vogt, R., Staszewski, T., Bubak, A., Synnefa, A. and Santamouris, M. (2014) Environmental measurements in BRIDGE case studies. In: Chrysoulakis, N., de Castro, E. A. and Moors, E. J. (eds.) Understanding Urban Metabolism. Routledge, pp. 45-57. ISBN 9780415835114

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