Measurement of soil water content and electrical conductivity by time domain reflectometry: A review

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 213-237

  Noborio, K ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Measurement; Soil; Time domain reflectometry; Water content

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POROUS MATERIALS; REFLECTOMETERS;

SOIL WATER CONTENT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SOILS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SENSOR; SOIL WATER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 0035068233     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(00)00184-8     Document Type: Article

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