A single-rod probe for time domain reflectometry measurements of the water content

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1152-1159

  Oswald, B ^a,b   Benedickter, H R ^a   Bachtold W ^a   Fluhler H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WIRE;

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC BEHAVIOR; REGION OF INFLUENCES; SPHERE OF INFLUENCES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

PROBES;

EID: 33845314509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.4.1152     Document Type: Article

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