A flexible water content probe for unsaturated soil column experiments

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 805-808

  Mattson, E D ^a   Baker, K E ^a   Palmer, C D ^a   Breckenridge, C R ^a   Svoboda, J M ^a   Smith, R W ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34547867345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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