20.500.12556/RUL-181098 Recent developments in cosmic ray soil moisture observing system in Slovenia Reliable soil moisture observations are pivotal for informing sustainable agricultural decisions under an ongoing changing climate. A cosmic-ray soil moisture observing system (SI-COSMOS) network was established for the period 2025-2040 to enhance soil moisture monitoring in Slovenia. The rationale was based on extensive experience with point soil moisture sensors in operational decision-making at the farm level, where they proved highly vulnerable to damage from land operations and wildlife activity. At the same time, the information was limited to micro-local conditions. As an alternative, a less vulnerable, non-invasive, intermediate soil-moisture network was established. As of Jan 2026, the network consists of 14 cosmic ray neutron sensors (CRNS). In this contribution, we present the network architecture, current calibration experiences, and discuss the network's role in the national and international context. SI-COSMOS locations spread across the Continental, Alpine, Karst, Mediterranean, and Pannonian regions. Installed are lithium fluoride and boron carbide-based CRNS. The network's elevation ranges from 10 m to 500 m above sea level. Land use at locations includes olive groves (3), grasslands and pastures (2), hop plantations (2), mixed land-use systems (6), and forest (1), mainly under rainfed, but also irrigated (drip, drum, and pivot) conditions. Soil moisture is captured in various soil types. At the national scale, the vision of SI-COSMOS is to support investigating soil–water-plant–atmosphere interactions under diverse climate, land-use, and soil conditions, to support improved drought detection and management, as well as hydrological modelling and applications. Additionally, the network aims to further develop and validate surface soil moisture products based on remote sensing or modelled data, for improved large-scale soil moisture observations at the national and international scales. Products based on SI-COSMOS will support development of transferable real-time land management tools for enhanced water resilience. Slovenija vlažnost tal true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Izvleček, povzetek 2026-03-25 08:34:55 2026-03-25 08:35:04 2026-03-26 04:21:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 2 str. 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 556(497.4) 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-8396 272866563 272591107 Cvejic...-Recent_developments_in_cosmic_ray_soil_moisture_observing_system.pdf Cvejic...-Recent_developments_in_cosmic_ray_soil_moisture_observing_system.pdf 1 FA7E9C1360FB53E369D6B2F3EB3B50F9 851b837007425d4e801f350b242ae33a1a10a696644dd769054d7b4f82591539 d501d087-281f-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=231274 https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-8396.html 1 058e3733-281d-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=231271 Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0