Spatially characterizing apparent electrical conductivity and water content of surface soils with time domain reflectometry

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 239-261

  Wraith, Jon M ^a   Robinson, David A ^b   Jones, Scott B ^c   Long, Dan S ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Electrical conductivity; Soil water; Spatial measurement; TDR

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; IONS; PROTEINS; REFLECTOMETERS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; WATER;

MATRIC POTENTIAL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

SOILS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

FERTILIZERS; GRAVIMETRY; IONS; REFLECTOMETERS; RESISTIVITY; SOIL; WATER;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MENTHA X PIPERITA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 13844313091     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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