Soil water content measurement with a high-frequency capacitance sensor

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-403

  Gardner, C M K ^a   Dean, T J ^b   Cooper, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037781465     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1998.0338     Document Type: Article

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