Calibration of capacitance probe sensors in a saline silty clay soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 770-778

  Kelleners, T J ^a,b   Soppe, R W O ^b,c   Ayars, J E ^b   Skaggs, T H ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; CLAY SOILS; SOIL WATER CONTENTS;

SOILS;

CALIBRATION; CLAY SOIL; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; PROBE; SALINE SOIL;

EID: 2442680720     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.7700     Document Type: Article

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