Soil particle concentrations and size analysis using a dielectric method

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 858-866

  Starr, G C ^a   Barak, P ^b   Lowery, B ^b   Avila Segura, M ^b  

^a USDA ARS SW Watershed Res Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PROBE; SEDIMENT; SILT; SOIL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISPERSIONS; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DIELECTRIC METHOD; WET SIEVING;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSOR; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 0034194066     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.643858x     Document Type: Article

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