Soil water estimation using electromagnetic induction

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Akbar, M A ^a   Kenimer, A L ^b   Searcy, S W ^b   Torbert, H A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic induction; Soil electrical conductivity; Soil water content; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER;

SALINITY MODELS; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER ESTIMATION;

SOILS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; SOIL WATER;

EID: 18644382402     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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