Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3199-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3199-2017
Research article
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29 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 29 Jun 2017

Monitoring soil moisture from middle to high elevation in Switzerland: set-up and first results from the SOMOMOUNT network

Cécile Pellet and Christian Hauck

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (13 Dec 2016) by Roberto Greco
AR by Cécile Pellet on behalf of the Authors (09 Jan 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Jan 2017) by Roberto Greco
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Feb 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (21 Mar 2017)
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (21 Mar 2017) by Roberto Greco
AR by Cécile Pellet on behalf of the Authors (05 May 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 May 2017) by Roberto Greco
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 May 2017)
ED: Publish as is (23 May 2017) by Roberto Greco
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Short summary
This paper presents a detailed description of the new Swiss soil moisture monitoring network SOMOMOUNT, which comprises six stations distributed along an elevation gradient ranging from 1205 to 3410 m. The liquid soil moisture (LSM) data collected during the first 3 years are discussed with regard to their soil type and climate dependency as well as their altitudinal distribution. The elevation dependency of the LSM was found to be non-linear with distinct dynamics at high and low elevation.