Long-term observatory of groundwater, soil moisture and rainfall in a French urban catchment
Abstract
This paper presents hydrological data for an urban catchment in Nantes (France), describing the hydrological behaviour of a neighbourhood over a long period (~15 years) by continuously monitoring rainfall, soil moisture and piezometric levels. Knowledge of this type of data is extremely important for a better understanding of water flows at the soil-atmosphere interface in urban areas and the role of permeable and vegetated areas, which are increasingly present in cities thanks to changes in urban stormwater management, encouraging infiltration and stormwater source control. Knowing the water status of the soil is vital to ensure that green spaces are preserved, even without irrigation. This data can be used to gain a better understanding of seasonal changes in groundwater levels in a west Europe oceanic climate, and to evaluate distributed hydrological models to improve the design of urban developments, particularly those that encourage the stormwater infiltration.
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BibTeX
@article{pineau2026longterm,
title = {{Long-term observatory of groundwater, soil moisture and rainfall in a French urban catchment}},
author = {Laetitia Pineau and Marie-Laure Mosini and Lauriane Ledieu and Jules Sekedoua Kouadio and Fabrice Rodriguez},
journal = {Scientific Data},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1038/s41597-026-07384-z},
url = {https://univ-eiffel.hal.science/hal-05783023v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Long-term observatory of groundwater, soil moisture and rainfall in a French urban catchment
AU - Laetitia Pineau
AU - Marie-Laure Mosini
AU - Lauriane Ledieu
AU - Jules Sekedoua Kouadio
AU - Fabrice Rodriguez
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/21
JO - Scientific Data
DO - 10.1038/s41597-026-07384-z
UR - https://univ-eiffel.hal.science/hal-05783023v1
AB - This paper presents hydrological data for an urban catchment in Nantes (France), describing the hydrological behaviour of a neighbourhood over a long period (~15 years) by continuously monitoring rainfall, soil moisture and piezometric levels. Knowledge of this type of data is extremely important for a better understanding of water flows at the soil-atmosphere interface in urban areas and the role of permeable and vegetated areas, which are increasingly present in cities thanks to changes in urban stormwater management, encouraging infiltration and stormwater source control. Knowing the water status of the soil is vital to ensure that green spaces are preserved, even without irrigation. This data can be used to gain a better understanding of seasonal changes in groundwater levels in a west Europe oceanic climate, and to evaluate distributed hydrological models to improve the design of urban developments, particularly those that encourage the stormwater infiltration.
SN - 2052-4463
ER -