MEASUREMENT OF NEAR-SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE WITH A HYDROGENOUSLY SHIELDED NEUTRON PROBE
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Soil Science
- Vol. 68 (1) , 171-176
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss88-017
Abstract
Numerous techniques for measuring near-surface soil moisture with a neutron probe have been reported. Placing the neutron probe horizontally on the ground surface within a hydrogenous shield has been discussed theoretically, but field adaptations have not. Such a shield was designed and used, yielding measurements of near-surface soil moisture quickly and accurately. Key words: Neutron probe, soil surface moisture, calibrationThis publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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