Evaluation of standard calibration functions for eight electromagnetic soil moisture sensors

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Vaz, Carlos M P ^a   Jones, Scott ^b   Meding, Mercer ^c   Tuller, Markus ^c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; STANDARD CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MINERALS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; TEXTURES;

SENSORS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CLAY SOIL; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; PROBE; SALINITY; SANDY SOIL; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84878127148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2012.0160     Document Type: Article

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