Accuracy of bulk electrical conductivity measurements with time domain reflectometry

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 426-433

  Huisman, J A ^a   Lin, C P ^b   Weihermuller L ^a   Vereecken, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 44949130710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0139     Document Type: Article

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