Miscellaneous Methods for Measuring Matric or Water Potential

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 4: Physical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 643-670

  Scanlon, Bridget R ^a   Andraski, Brian J ^b   Bilskie, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dew point potentiameter; Electrical resistance sensors; Electro optical switches; Filter paper method; Frequency domain matric potential sensors; Heat dissipation sensors; Soil matric potential measurement; Soil water potential measurement; Time domain matric potential sensors; Vapor equilibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125324847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.4.c23     Document Type: Chapter

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