Water content response of a profiling time domain reflectometry probe

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 865-873

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBES; REFLECTOMETERS; WETTING;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SOILS;

EID: 0032124477     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200040003x     Document Type: Article

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