A new TDR waveform analysis approach for soil moisture profiling using a single probe

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 321, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 163-172

  Moret, D ^a   Arrue J L ^a   Lopez M V ^a   Gracia, R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characteristic probe impedance; Dielectric constant; Reflection coefficient; Soil water content; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; REFLECTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CHARACTERISTIC PROBE IMPEDANCE; HORIZONTAL PROBES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

SOIL SURVEYS;

MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; REFLECTION; SOIL SURVEYS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; PROBE; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645958253     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.07.041     Document Type: Article

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