In situ monitoring of soil thermal properties and heat flux during freezing and thawing

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1025-1032

  Ochsner, Tyson E ^a   Baker, John M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; HEAT FLUX; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; THAWING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS; APPARENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; BOWEN RATIO; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; FREEZING AND THAWING; HEAT PULSES; IN-SITU MONITORING; LATENT HEAT FLUX (LHF); SOIL HEAT FLUX; SOIL THERMAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE (SEB);

FLUXES;

EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HEAT CAPACITY; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MONITORING; SENSOR; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 47249162422     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0283     Document Type: Article

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