Soil water measurement comparisons between semi-permanent and portable capacitance probes

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-52

  Starr, J L ^a   Rowland, R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CORRELATION METHODS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PROBES; SOILS;

CAPACITANCE PROBES; MULTISENSOR CAPACITANCE PROBES (MCP); SOIL WATER MEASUREMENT; WATER SENSING;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CAPACITANCE; CORRELATION METHODS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PROBES; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PROBE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

EID: 33846821497     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0090N     Document Type: Article

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