Time domain reflectometry in the determination of soil water content;Reflectometria no domínio do tempo na determinação do conteúdo de água no solo

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 306-314

  Pereira, Sidney ^a   Oliveira Filho, Delly ^b   Mantovani, Everardo C ^b   Ramos, Márcio M ^b   Martins, José H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Irrigation and automation; Probe; TDR

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750302342     PISSN: 14154366     EISSN: 18071929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-43662006000200009     Document Type: Article

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