Noninvasive water content and electrical conductivity laboratory measurements using time domain reflectometry

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1471-1476

  Persson, Magnus ^a   Berndtsson, Ronny ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0032413226     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200060001x     Document Type: Article

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