Calibration of time domain reflectometry for measurement of liquid water in frozen soils

Soil Science

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-98

  Seyfried, Mark S ^a   Murdock, Mark D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; FROZEN SOIL; LIQUID WATER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; SOIL FREEZING; SOIL SOLUTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029731405     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199602000-00002     Document Type: Article

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