Difference between revisions of "Soil moisture - capacitance (5TE Decagon)"
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*[http://www.decagon.com/assets/Uploads/Calibration-Equations-for-the-ECH2O-EC-5-ECH2o-TE-and-5TE-Sensors.pdf Calibration Equations or the ECH2O EC-5, ECH2O-TE and 5TE Sensors] | *[http://www.decagon.com/assets/Uploads/Calibration-Equations-for-the-ECH2O-EC-5-ECH2o-TE-and-5TE-Sensors.pdf Calibration Equations or the ECH2O EC-5, ECH2O-TE and 5TE Sensors] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 21 July 2011
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
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 tenderly and will break, if it is pushed in 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.