The dielectric calibration of capacitance probes for soil hydrology using an oscillation frequency response model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-120

  Robinson, D A ^a,c   Gardner, C M K ^b   Evans, J ^c   Cooper, J D ^c   Hodnett, M G ^c   Bell, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032453081     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-2-111-1998     Document Type: Article

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