Spatial averaging of water content by time domain reflectometry: Implications for twin rod probes with and without dielectric coatings

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-279

  Ferre P A ^a   Rudolph, D L ^a   Kachanoski, R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL WATER; THYMIDINE;

MODEL; RADIUS; REFLECTOMETRY; SOIL; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TRAVEL; TWINS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL WATER CONTENT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029663705     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95WR02576     Document Type: Article

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