Soil ice content measurement using a heat pulse probe method

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-246

  Liu, Gang ^a   Si, Bing C ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat pulse probe; Ice

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; FROZEN GROUND; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVIMETRY; HEATING; ICE; MELTING; SAMPLING; SAND; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 79959629436     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss09120     Document Type: Article

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