Calibration of the 10HS soil moisture sensor for southwest Florida agricultural soils

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 965-971

  Spelman, David ^a   Kinzli, Kristoph Dietrich ^b   Kunberger, Tanya ^b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Calibration; Florida; Irrigation practices; Probe instruments; Soil water; Water use

Indexed keywords

FLORIDA; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; PROBE INSTRUMENTS; SOIL WATER; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION; MANUFACTURE; MOISTURE METERS; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIBRATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CALIBRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888071246     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000647     Document Type: Article

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