Field Performance of Nine Soil Water Content Sensors on a Sandy Loam Soil in New Brunswick, Maritime Region, Canada

An in situ field test on nine commonly-used soil water sensors was carried out in a sandy loam soil located in the Potato Research Center, Fredericton, NB (Canada) using the gravimetric method as a reference. The results showed that among the tested sensors, regardless of installation depths and soi...

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Main Authors: Lionel Stevens, John Monteith, Herb W. Rees, Fanrui Meng, Zisheng Xing, Lien Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/11/9398/