Laboratory calibration of time domain reflectometry to determine moisture content in undisturbed peat samples

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-515

  Nagare, R M ^a   Schincariol, R A ^a   Quinton, W L ^b   Hayashi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CALIBRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERAL; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAT; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79958796251     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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