Performance of a capacitance-type soil water probe in a well-drained sandy soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 993-1002

  Bandaranayake, W M ^a   Parsons, L R ^a   Borhan, M S ^b   Holeton, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; POROSITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER CONTENT;

AIR-FILLED POROSITY; SENSOR FAILURE; SENSOR SURFACES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; POROSITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; SOIL SURVEYS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER CONTENT;

CLAY SOIL; ENTISOL; ESTIMATION METHOD; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROBE; SANDY SOIL; SENSOR; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 34249087749     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0282     Document Type: Article

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