Spatial and temporal patterns of apparent electrical conductivity: DUALEM vs. Veris sensors for monitoring soil properties

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10024-10041

  Serrano, João ^a   Shahidian, Shakib ^a   da Silva, José Marques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apparent soil electrical conductivity; DUALEM sensor; Soil cover vegetation; Soil properties; Veris

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

APPARENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; APPARENT SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; SENSING SYSTEMS; SOIL COVER; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS; TEMPORAL STABILITY; VERIS;

SENSORS;

EID: 84902136582     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140610024     Document Type: Article

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