This dataset contains laboratory gravimetric measurements of 102 soil samples collected at two sites of the Slovenian cosmic-ray neutron sensor network (Ljubljana – carbonate-rich soil; Podravje region – non-carbonate soil), used to determine the soil lattice water (LW) content via the Loss-on-Ignition (LOI) method. For each sample, masses are provided after drying at 105 °C and after ignition at 400 °C and 1000 °C, separately for the standard procedure and for the procedure involving pretreatment with a 10% HCl solution to remove carbonates. The data allow calculation and comparison of LW between the two sample-preparation methods and serve as a basis for the calibration of cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNS) used for soil water monitoring. The dataset was used in the article "Influence of acid pretreatment on the determination of lattice water in soils," submitted to the journal Acta agriculturae Slovenica.
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