Laboratory evaluation of a commercial dielectric soil water sensor

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 650-654

  Mcmichael, Bobbie ^a   Lascano, Robert J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; CULTIVATION; DEIONIZED WATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBES; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT;

EFFICIENT WATER UTILIZATION; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LABORATORY EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY TO TEMPERATURES; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SOIL VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENTS; SOIL-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

SOILS;

EID: 33745219732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.4.650     Document Type: Article

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