
TDR Probes Table of Contents
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B. Correcting Electrical Conductivity Measurements for
System Losses ...........................................................B-1
B.1 Description of Method ........................................................................ B-1
B.2 Detailed Method Description .............................................................. B-2
B.2.1 Collecting Reflection Coefficient with Probes Open
and Shorted ....................................................................................... B-2
B.2.2 Determining K
p
.......................................................................... B-2
B.2.3 Deriving Calibration Function................................................... B-3
B.2.4 CR1000 Program for Collection ρ
open
and ρ
shorted
Values .......... B-4
List of Tables
3-1. TDR Probe Physical Properties .............................................................. 2
3-2. TDR Probe Measurement Properties...................................................... 2
A-1. Dielectric permittivity values for range of temperatures ................... A-5
B-1. Standard KC1 Solutions..................................................................... B-2
List of Figures
5-1. Waveforms collected in a sandy loam using CS610 probe
with RG8 connecting cable. Volumetric water content is 24% and
bulk electrical conductivity is 0.3 dS m
-1
................................................... 5
5-2. Waveforms collected in a sandy loam using CS610 probe
with RG8 connecting cable. Volumetric water content values are
10, 16,18, 21 and 25%. Solution electrical conductivity is 1.0 dS m
-1
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5-3. Waveforms collected in a sandy loam using CS610 probe
with RG8 connecting cable. Volumetric water content values are
10, 18, 26, 30 and 37%. Solution electrical conductivity is 10.2 dS m
-1
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B-1. Example of corrected and uncorrected electrical
conductivity values................................................................................. B-3
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