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Some investigations on the electrical method of soil moisture determination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Thomas Deighton
Thomas Deighton
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge.
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In this paper an examination is made of the processes operative and the limits of accuracy of the electrical method of determining soil moisture.

The resistance over a small plot is found to vary under similar conditions and it is concluded that these differences are most probably due to actual differences in moisture or other factors.

The effect of the distance apart of the electrodes is investigated and a probability of a minimum resistance between two electrodes being observed under certain conditions is indicated.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 1922 , pp. 207 - 230
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1922

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