Water potential: Tensiometry

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Physical and Mineralogical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 563-596

  Cassel, D K ^a   Klute, A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bourdon gauges; Electrical pressure transducers; Gravitational component; Pressure component; Soil solution phase; Tensiometers; Water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103066174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.1.2ed.c23     Document Type: Chapter

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