Simultaneous measurement of soil water content and salinity using a frequency-response method

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1515-1525

  Zhang, N ^a   Fan, G ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Kluitenberg, G J ^b   Loughin, T M ^b  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; WATER;

CAPACITIVE EFFECTS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WENNER ARRAY SENSORS;

SOILS;

ELECTRODE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINITY; SENSOR; SOIL WATER;

EID: 4544298501     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1515     Document Type: Article

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