A solar-powered wireless cell for dynamically monitoring soil water content

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Sun, Y ^a   Li, L ^a   Schulze Lammers, P ^b   Zeng, Q ^a   Lin, J ^c   Schumann, H ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic soil water content; Monitoring of soil conditions; Solar power; Wireless cell

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; CANOPY CONDITIONS; COMMUNICATION MODULES; DATALOGGER; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FIELD SCALE; HEAVY RAIN EVENT; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER DYNAMICS; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR-POWER; SOLAR-POWERED; SUGARBEET; TWO-TEMPERATURE; WIRELESS CELL;

AGRICULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; HEAVY WATER; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCHEDULING; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENSOR; SOIL WATER; SOLAR POWER; SUGAR BEET; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CONTENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68749101876     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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