Field calibration of the Theta Probe for Des Moines lobe soils

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 865-870

  Kaleita, Amy L ^a   Heitman, Joshua L ^b   Logsdon, Sally D ^c  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Impedance probe; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PROBES; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRAVIMETRIC SAMPLING; IMPEDANCE PROBE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENTS;

SOILS;

EID: 27844503513     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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