Simultaneous use of newly adopted simple sensors for continuous measurements of soil moisture and salinity

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-321

  Konukcu, F ^a   Istanbulluoglu, A ^a   Kocaman, I ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evaporation front; Four electrode probe; Thermal conductivity probe

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; MOISTURE; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SAND; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

WILTING;

SOIL TESTING;

ARID REGION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0038332125     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR01053     Document Type: Article

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