Comparing ambient temperature effects on heat pulse and time domain reflectometry soil water content measurements

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 751-756

  Olmanson, Ole K ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSOR; SILTY LOAM; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34547879214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0114     Document Type: Article

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