The goal of this study was to characterise spatial variation in shallow soil moisture at the plot scale by relating the mean of measurements collected in a plot to the standard deviation, as spatial variation of soil moisture over very small areas (<100 m2) can have nonlinear impacts on cycling and flux rates.
Scaife, C.I., Duncan, J.M., Lin, L., Tague, C., Bell, C.D., Band, L. (2021) Are spatial patterns of soil moisture at plot scales generalisable across catchments, climates, and other characteristics? A synthesis of synoptic soil moisture across the Mid-Atlantic, Hydrological Processes 35( 9): e14313. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14313