| Item | Method/Instrument |
| Horizontal distribution of surface soil water content | Portable TDR |
| Surface soil soil water content (for calibration) | 100cc soil sampling and oven dry method |
| LAI | |
| Biomass | |
| Vegetation height | |
| Vegetation coverage | |
| Vegetation species | |
| Spectral reflectance (350-2500 nm) | Spectroradiometer (FieldSpec Pro FR, Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc., USA) |
| Sensible heat flux | Ultrasonic anemometer (R3A, Gill Instruments Ltd., UK) |
| Momentum flux | Ultrasonic anemometer (R3A, Gill Instruments Ltd., UK) |
| Baganuur, Jargarthaan, Darhan, Underhaan, KBU | |