Time domain reflectometry calibration for typical upland soils in Kyushu, Japan

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-231

  Miyamoto, Teruhito ^a   Chikushi, Jiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric permittivity; Electromagnetic wave; Mixing model; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750731276     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: 00213551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.40.225     Document Type: Review

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