Performance of the theta probe ML2 in the presence of nonuniform soil water profiles

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-432

  Kargas, G ^a   Kerkides, P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; ML2 theta probe; Nonuniform soil moisture profiles

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC AVERAGING; BULK DIELECTRICS; CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; CALIBRATION MODELS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRY SOILS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY COLUMNS; LAYER THICKNESS; LAYERED SOILS; ML2 THETA PROBE; NONUNIFORM SOIL MOISTURE PROFILES; POROUS MEDIAS; REVERSE ORDERS; ROBINSON; SOIL PERMITTIVITIES; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL WATERS; TOP SURFACES;

CALIBRATION; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ETHANOL; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMITTIVITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PROBE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 64149106545     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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