Determining water retention in seasonally frozen soils using Hydra impedance sensors

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-50

  Kelleners, T J ^a   Norton, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAPEYRON EQUATIONS; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; DEW POINTS; DIELECTRIC MIXING MODEL; ICE CONTENT; IMPEDANCE SENSORS; IN-SITU; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; PRESSURE PLATE EXTRACTOR; SOIL DATA; SOIL FREEZING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER RETENTION CURVES; SOIL-WATER PRESSURE; UNFROZEN WATER; WATER MONITORING SYSTEMS; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION; WATER RETENTION CURVE; WET-END; WYOMING;

FREEZING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; SENSORS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

FROZEN SOILS;

CALIBRATION; DEW POINT; FREEZING; FROZEN GROUND; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERMITTIVITY; RETENTION; SENSOR; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

HYDRA;

EID: 84855450541     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0222     Document Type: Article

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