Wireless lysimeters for real-time online soil water monitoring

Irrigation Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 423-430

  Kim, Y ^a   Jabro, J D ^b   Evans, R G ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SIGNALS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; DRAINAGE WATER; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWING SEASON; IN-FIELD; ON-LINE ACCESS; ONLINE MONITORING; ROOT ZONE; SENSORY DATA; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TIPPING BUCKET; WATER FLUX; WEATHER STATIONS; WEB SERVERS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

BASE STATIONS; LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; MONITORING; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; USER INTERFACES; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CORRELATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DATA SET; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTERNET; LYSIMETER; METEOROLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 80051671304     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-010-0249-x     Document Type: Article

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