Standardizing characterization of electromagnetic water content sensors: Part 2. Evaluation of seven sensing systems

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1059-1069

  Blonquist Jr , J M ^a   Jones, S B ^a   Robinson, D A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B VALUE; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; IMPEDANCE PROBE; IMPEDANCE SENSING; LOSSLESS; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY; NETWORK ANALYZER; PERMITTIVITY VALUES; SENSING SYSTEMS; STANDARD METHOD; SYSTEM MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TEST CONDITION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN TRANSMISSOMETRY; TRANSMISSION LINE; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ERRORS; PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PROBES; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

SENSORS;

EID: 27644559165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2004.0141     Document Type: Article

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