Comparison of twelve dielectric moisture probes for soil water measurement under saline conditions

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-372

  Inoue, Inoue Mitsuhiro ^a   Ould Ahmed, B A ^a   Irshad, M ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric moisture probe; Dry land; Electrical conductivity; Saline soil; Water content

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINE SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 45249090141     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.367.372     Document Type: Article

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