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An Electrical Conductivity Probe for Determining Soil Salinity
Author(s) -
Rhoades J. D.,
Schilfgaarde J.
Publication year - 1976
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/sssaj1976.03615995004000050016x
Subject(s) - salinity , soil science , electrical resistivity and conductivity , homogeneous , soil salinity , soil water , environmental science , conductivity , soil test , geology , remote sensing , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , chemistry , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , thermodynamics , oceanography
An electrical conductivity probe for determining soil salinity is described with construction details. The probe's utility for measuring soil salinity within discrete soil depth intervals is illustrated with examples. Using the salinity probe, the Barnes method for estimating electrical conductivity profiles was shown to be accurate for soils that are reasonably homogeneous laterally.