A quality assessment of spatial TDR soil moisture measurements in homogenous and heterogeneous media with laboratory experiments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1007-1020

  Graeff, T ^a   Zehe, E ^b   Schlaeger, S ^c   Morgner, M ^c   Bauer, A ^a   Becker, R ^d   Creutzfeldt, B ^e   Bronstert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c SCHLAEGER Mathematical Solutions and Engineering   (Germany)

^d RHINE WAAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLAY SOIL; GEOMETRY; LOAMY SAND; RECONSTRUCTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954036682     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-1007-2010     Document Type: Article

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