Development of time-domain reflectometry for measuring soil water content and bulk soil electrical conductivity

Advances in Measurement of Soil Physical Properties: Bringing Theory into Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 143-167

  Dalton, F N ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk soil electrical conductivity; Cable tester; Electrode insertion techniques; Electrode probe; Field applications; Salinity; soil water content; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745553075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub30.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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