Improved interpretation of water content reflectometer measurements in soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1684-1690

  Kelleners, T J ^a   Seyfried, M S ^b   Blonquist Jr , J M ^a   Bilskie, J ^c   Chandler, D G ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IONIC CONDUCTION; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOILS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC DISPERSIONS; NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUIDS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR); WATER CONTENT;

REFLECTOMETERS;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 27644499643     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0023     Document Type: Article

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