A new 1.4-GHz soil moisture sensor

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1723-1728

  Rezaei, Masoud ^a   Ebrahimi, Emad ^a   Naseh, Sasan ^a   Mohajerpour, Mehdi ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aquametry; Phase detector; Soil moisture; Time domain reflectometry (TDR)

Indexed keywords

AQUAMETRY; COLPITTS OSCILLATORS; COMMON PROCESS; CONTENT DETERMINATION; LOW COSTS; LOW POWER APPLICATION; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MICROSTRIP TRANSMISSION LINES; PHASE DETECTORS; SENSOR HEAD; SINUSOIDAL WAVE; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TYPICAL SOILS; VELOCITY VARIATIONS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; MICROSTRIP LINES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

SENSORS;

EID: 84861802569     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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