Accurate determination of the bulk electrical conductivity with the TDR100 cable tester

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Bechtold, M ^a   Huisman, J A ^a   Weihermuller L ^a   Vereecken, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CABLE TESTERS; DATA POINTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE POLARIZATIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEASURED PARAMETERS; PULSE PERIOD; PULSE TRAIN; REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS; SALINE MEDIA; SERIES RESISTOR; THREE PARAMETERS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WAVE FORMS;

CABLES; CAPACITANCE; REFLECTION; RESISTORS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; POLARIZATION; SOIL TEST; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949586809     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0247     Document Type: Article

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