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Using short soil moisture probes with high‐bandwidth time domain reflectometry instruments

Kelly et al., 1995

Document ID
8644482145036583576
Author
Kelly S
Selker J
Green J
Publication year
Publication venue
Soil Science Society of America Journal

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Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is used to measure moisture content and salinity of soils. Most TDR systems have a bandwidth of 2.5 GHz or less, limiting the precision of measurements using short probes. The primary objective of this research was to develop …
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