Errors of dual thermal probes due to soil heterogeneity across a plane interface

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1579-1585

  Philip, J R ^a   Kluitenberg, G J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PROBES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; WETTING;

HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION; VOLUMETRIC HEAT CAPACITY;

SOILS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033507656     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361579x     Document Type: Article

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