Laboratory versus field calibration of capacitance probes

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 593-601

  Gabriel, José Luis ^a   Lizaso, Jon I ^a   Quemada, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; IRRIGATION; LABORATORIES; MANUFACTURE; PROBES; SOILS;

CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; CAPACITANCE PROBES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FIELD CALIBRATION; SOIL VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENTS; SOIL-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; SPECIFIC EQUATIONS; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP;

CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; IRRIGATION; PROBE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77949601292     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0157     Document Type: Article

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