Laboratory calibration procedures of the hydra probe soil moisture sensor: Infiltration wet-up vs. dry-down

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Burns, Travis T ^a   Adams, Justin R ^a   Berg, Aaron A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CALIBRATION; INFILTRATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE METERS; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; TEXTURES;

CALIBRATION ACCURACY; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SITE SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; SOIL MOISTURE MONITORING; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; INFILTRATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PROBE; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

HYDRA;

EID: 84919726707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2014.07.0081     Document Type: Article

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