Estimating soil profile depth with apparent electrical conductivity for a Texas Vertisol

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1087-1092

  Akbar, M A ^a   Kenimer, A L ^b   Searcy, S W ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic induction sensor; Soil profile depth

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA STRUCTURES; DEPTH INDICATORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DATASETS; SHRINKING-SWELLING; SOIL PROFILE DEPTH; WATER SUPPLYING CAPACITY;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL DEPTH; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTISOL;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6344223729     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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