Advancements in dielectric soil moisture sensor Calibration: A comprehensive review of methods and techniques

S Mane, N Das, G Singh, M Cosh, Y Dong - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil moisture, also referred to as soil water content, is a crucial geophysical state variable in
various fields, including agriculture, hydrology, meteorology, and remote sensing …

The International Soil Moisture Network: a data hosting facility for global in situ soil moisture measurements

WA Dorigo, W Wagner, R Hohensinn… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2011 - hess.copernicus.org
In situ measurements of soil moisture are invaluable for calibrating and validating land
surface models and satellite-based soil moisture retrievals. In addition, long-term time series …

Evaluation of a low-cost soil water content sensor for wireless network applications

HR Bogena, JA Huisman, C Oberdörster… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Wireless sensor networks are a promising new in situ measurement technology for
monitoring soil water content changes with a high spatial and temporal resolution for large …

Hydrological connectivity of hillslopes and streams: Characteristic time scales and nonlinearities

KJ McGuire, JJ McDonnell - Water Resources Research, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Subsurface flow from hillslopes is widely recognized as an important contributor to
streamflow generation; however, processes that control how and when hillslopes connect to …

Frequency, electrical conductivity and temperature analysis of a low-cost capacitance soil moisture sensor

F Kizito, CS Campbell, GS Campbell, DR Cobos… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the family of ECH2O sensors (EC-5 and ECH2O-TE) for measurement
of soil moisture content (θ), bulk electrical conductivity (ECb) and temperature for a range of …

On soil moisture–vegetation feedbacks and their possible effects on the dynamics of dryland ecosystems

P D'Odorico, K Caylor, GS Okin… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Soil moisture is the environmental variable synthesizing the effect of climate, soil, and
vegetation on the dynamics of water‐limited ecosystems. Unlike abiotic factors (eg, soil …

Soil moisture content estimation based on Sentinel-1 and auxiliary earth observation products. A hydrological approach

DD Alexakis, FDK Mexis, AEK Vozinaki… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
A methodology for elaborating multi-temporal Sentinel-1 and Landsat 8 satellite images for
estimating topsoil Soil Moisture Content (SMC) to support hydrological simulation studies is …

Comparison of four soil moisture sensor types under field conditions in Switzerland

H Mittelbach, I Lehner, SI Seneviratne - Journal of Hydrology, 2012 - Elsevier
Many environmental and hydrological applications require knowledge about soil moisture.
Its measurement accuracy is known to depend on the sensor technique, which is sensitive to …

Laboratory calibration and performance evaluation of low-cost capacitive and very low-cost resistive soil moisture sensors

S Adla, NK Rai, SH Karumanchi, S Tripathi, M Disse… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil volumetric water content (VWC) is a vital parameter to understand several
ecohydrological and environmental processes. Its cost-effective measurement can …

Investigating xylem embolism formation, refilling and water storage in tree trunks using frequency domain reflectometry

GY Hao, JK Wheeler, NM Holbrook… - … of experimental botany, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Trunks of large trees play an important role in whole-plant water balance but technical
difficulties have limited most hydraulic research to small stems, leaves, and roots. To …