The Soil Water Compendium is an introduction to the science of soil moisture measurements from sensors to techniques to commonly made mistakes to scientific references.

The Soil Water Compendium is a comprehensive reference guide for scientists, engineers, consultants and students who are new to soil moisture measurements.

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measurement principles explained*

• TDR - Time Domain Reflectometry

• Capacitance or Frequency Domain (FDR)

• TDT - Time Domain Transmissometry

• COSMOS - Cosmic Ray

• GPR - Ground Penetrating Radar

• Dielectric Permittivity

 

soil water potential measurements

• How to measure soil water potential with your soil moisture sensor

• Why this sensor has made the tensiometer and gypsum block obsolete

 

application notes

• 5 common mistakes when measuring soil water content

• Why your soil moisture measurements are not accurate and the importance of sensor calibration

• How to calibrate soil moisture sensors

• How to determine relative water content (RWC)

• How to convert gravimetric water content to volumetric water content

• Water Holding Capacity by Soil Type

• What is Plant Available Water (PAW)?

• Irrigation Curves - a novel irrigation scheduling technique

• Soil columns research equipment: a comprehensive guide

• Lysimeters: a comprehensive guide

 

 

soil moisture and water potential sensors

• Soil water content sensors

• Soil water content profile probes

• Tensiometers

• Pore water samplers

 

references and further reading

• Soil science references