Simple sensors to achieve fine spatial resolution in continuous measurements of soil moisture and salinity

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1043-1051

  Konukcu, F ^a   Gowing, J W ^b   Rose, D A ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Four electrode salinity probe; Soil moisture; Soil salinity; Thermal conductivity moisture probe

Indexed keywords

PROBE; SALINITY; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 0036922527     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-6-1043-2002     Document Type: Article

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