Hydra Probe and twelve-wire probe comparisons in fluids and soil cores

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-12

  Logsdon, S D ^a   Green, T R ^a   Seyfried, M ^b   Evett, S R ^a   Bonta, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Vector network analyzer; VNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; DRYLAND; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GLYCINE MAX; GRASSED AREAS; IRRIGATED FIELDS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SOIL CORES; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOYBEAN FIELDS; THEORETICAL VALUES; UNDISTURBED SOILS; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WIRE;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRASSLAND; PERMITTIVITY; PRAIRIE; PROBE; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

COLORADO; IOWA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

COELENTERATA; GLYCINE MAX; HYDRA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 73849094538     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0189     Document Type: Article

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