Calibration and modification of impedance probe for near surface soil moisture measurements

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-243

  Tsegaye, Teferi D ^a   Tadesse, Wubishet ^a   Coleman, Tommy L ^a   Jackson, Thomas J ^b   Tewolde, Haile ^b  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground truth; Impedance probe; Remote sensing; Soil moisture; Validation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL MOISTURE;

CORYLUS AMERICANA;

EID: 4143050489     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-069     Document Type: Article

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