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Revision as of 10:18, 18 March 2008
Parameter to be measured:
Soil moisture
Method:
Capacitance
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Equipment:
- EC-5
- EC-10 (ECH2O)
- EC-20
Advantages:
- Relatively cheap
- Easy to install
- Compatible with many loggers
Disadvantages:
- Only for low salinity soils (Decagon has developed newer ECH2O probes that are less sensitive to salinity issues, e.g. the EC-5)
- Calibration needed
What to watch out for:
- Temperature sensitivity
Problems/Questions:
Links
Projects that used the above equipment:
Other related web sites:
Decacon Device Calibrating ECH2O Soil Moisture Sensors
- http://www.decagon.com/Ech2o/
- USGS ECH2O calibration summary
- USGS ECH2O probe calibration protocol (destructive harvest)
- sowacs.com - the central resource for soil moisture measurement