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The Problem of Stones in Soil‐Moisture Measurement
Author(s) -
Reinhart K. G.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1961.03615995002500040012x
Subject(s) - water content , gravimetric analysis , environmental science , moisture , soil science , soil water , bulk density , volume (thermodynamics) , sampling (signal processing) , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , geography , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , filter (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , computer science , computer vision , meteorology
The presence of stones in soil poses a serious problem in soil‐moisture measurement, especially in forest soils. In gravimetric sampling, moisture‐content estimates can be improved by removing stones from the samples and deducting their weight from the total soil weight and the weight of moisture in the stones from weight of moisture in the sample. Adjustments must also be made in determining soil bulk density when moisture content by volume is desired and in applying soil‐moisture values to soil areas that include stone.