Neutron probe calibration in a vertically stratified vadose zone

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1400-1406

  Yao, T ^a   Wierenga, P J ^a   Graham, A R ^a   Neuman, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; NEUTRONS; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CONSTANT FLUXES; INFILTRATED AREAS; LAYERED SOILS; NEUTRON PROBES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; VERTICALLY STRATIFIED;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 29944433716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.4.1400     Document Type: Article

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