Virtual Seminar: Why Does my Soil Moisture Sensor Read Negative? How Accuracy of Dielectric Soil Moisture Sensors can Change your Data Set

April 22, 2010 by Dr. Doug Cobos

• Measurements:
  • Soil Moisture,
  • Volumetric Water Content
• Applications:
  • Hydrology,
  • Irrigation Scheduling,
  • Watershed Characterization

• Products:
  • Soil Moisture Sensors,
  • EC-5 Soil Moisture Sensor,
  • 10HS Soil Moisture Sensor,
  • Sensors,
  • 5TM Soil Moisture Sensor,
  • 5TE Soil Moisture Sensor,
  • ECH2O-10,
  • ECH2O-20,
  • Discontinued Products,
  • EC-TM,
  • ECH2O-TE,
  • Soil Moisture Sensor Custom Calibration

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Dielectric soil moisture sensors are used all over the world to measure soil water content for water balances, irrigation scheduling strategies, and other plant-soil-atmosphere continuum studies. However, understanding how the instruments actually measure soil moisture will greatly enhance your ability to interpret your data. This virtual seminar will explore:

• How dielectric soil moisture sensors work
• The variables that affect the accuracy of dielectric sensors
• How to increase the accuracy of dielectric soil moisture sensors

Do you have more questions about soil moisture sensors and how they work?  Visit our forms to post your questions, read answers to frequently asked questions, and receive answers from Decagon scientists and other users.  You can also call 1-800-755-2751 and talk directly to one of our researchers.

Or you can visit the soil moisture sensors' product pages to learn about the individual sensors.

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