A calibration method of detecting soil water content based on the information-sharing in wireless sensor network

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-168

  Zhang, Rong biao ^a   Guo, Jing jing ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Ye cheng ^a   Wang, Li hong ^a   Wang, Qi ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calibration; EC 5 sensor; Information sharing; Soil moisture content; Soil salinity; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

EC-5 SENSOR; INFORMATION-SHARING; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL SALINITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CALIBRATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; CURRICULA; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER CONTENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CALIBRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRIGATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955955903     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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