Response of the osmotic tensiometer to varying temperatures: Modeling and experimental validation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1571-1579

  Biesheuvel, P Maarten ^a   Raangs, Ron ^b   Verweij, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW OF WATER; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC TRANSPORT MODEL; OSMOTIC TENSIOMETERS; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

SOILS;

SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSIOMETER;

EID: 0033501830     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361571x     Document Type: Article

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