Calibration of a frequency-domain reflectometer for determining soil-water content in a clay loam soil

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-42

  Lukanu, G ^a   Savage, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Frequency domain reflectometer; Soil water content; ThetaProbe

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETERS;

CLAY LOAM SOILS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER; SOIL-WATER CONTENT; THETAPROBE;

SENSORS;

CALIBRATION; CLAY LOAM; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 29944437713     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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