A two-probe method for measuring water content of thin forest floor litter layers using time domain reflectometry

Soil Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-207

  Börner, Tino ^a   Johnson, Mark G ^b   Rygiewicz, Paul T ^c   Tingey, David T ^c   Jarrell, Glenn D ^b  

^a Fachbereich Wasserwirtschaft   (Germany)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Litter layer; TDR probes; Time domain reflectometry; Volumetric water content; Water budget

Indexed keywords

FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; SOIL HORIZON; TDR; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030222642     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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