The effect of ohmic cable losses on time-domain reflectometry measurements of electrical conductivity

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 414-424

  Castiglione, P ^a   Shouse, P J ^a  

^a George E Brown Jr Salinity L   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LOSSES; RESISTORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

OHMIC CABLE LOSSES;

ELECTRIC CABLES;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SIGNAL; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 0037333898     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.4140     Document Type: Article

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