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==What to watch out for:== | ==What to watch out for:== | ||
* Careful installation, air gaps have a sustainable influence on the measurement compared to other sensors because of the small measurement volume | * Careful installation, air gaps have a sustainable influence on the measurement compared to other sensors because of the small measurement volume | ||
| − | * Probe is | + | * Probe is fragile and will break if it is pushed into resistive media. |
==Problems/Questions:== | ==Problems/Questions:== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 24 October 2014
Parameter to be measured:
Soil moisture, soil temperature, EC
Method:
Capacitance
Equipment:
- 5TE Decagon
- Effective range of temperature: -40°C - +50°C
- Effective range of soil moisture: 0 - 60 % volumetric water content
- Accuracy: ±3% without calibration, ±1% - ±2% with calibration
- Dimensions: 145mm x 33mm x7 mm, three stripes
Advantages:
- Relatively cheap
- Easy to install
- Compatible with many loggers
Disadvantages:
- Calibration needed
- Small measurement volume compared to other sensors
- not for portable usage designed
- life time is short (in the first two years errors of the measured values start to increase, especially the temperature sensor is effected)
- by a combined use with a Campbell Scientivic logger very carefull handling is important, otherwise the probe can be easily blown up
What to watch out for:
- Careful installation, air gaps have a sustainable influence on the measurement compared to other sensors because of the small measurement volume
- Probe is fragile and will break if it is pushed into resistive media.
Problems/Questions:
Links
Projects that used the above equipment:
Other related web sites:
References
- Rosenbaum, U., Huisman, J.A., Weuthen, A., Vereecken, H., Bogena, H.R. (2010): Sensor-to-Sensor Variability of the ECH2O EC-5, TE, and 5TE Sensors in Dielectric Liquids. VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, 9(1), 181-186, DOI: 10.2136/vzj2009.0036.
- Rosenbaum, U., Huisman, J.A., Vrba, J., Vereecken, H., Bogena, H.R. (2011): Correction of Temperature and Electrical Conductivity Effects on Dielectric Permittivity Measurements with ECH(2)O Sensors. VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, 10(2), 582-593, DOI: 10.2136/vzj2010.0083.
- Rosenbaum, U., Bogena, H., Huisman, J.A., Peterson, T.J., Weuthen, A., Western, A.W., Vereecken, H. (2012): Seasonal and event dynamics of spatial soil moisture patterns at the small catchment scale, WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 48, W10544, DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011518.