Frequency domain analysis for extending time domain reflectometry water content measurement in highly saline soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1568-1577

  Jones, Scott B ^a   Or, Dani ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; PERMITTIVITY; REFLECTOMETERS; RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOILS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FREQUENCY BANDS; SALINITY; SIGNAL ATTENUATION;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SALINE SOIL; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 4544330515     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1568     Document Type: Article

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