Determination of soil salinity based on WET measurements using the concept of salinity index
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| Authors: | George Kargas Petros Kerkides |
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| Institution: | Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Athens, Greece |
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| Abstract: | We evaluated the Malicki and Walczak model (MW) and its appropriately modification (MMW) in the prediction of the electrical conductivity of the soil solution (σp), utilizing the WET dielectric sensor. In the MMW approach, the prediction of σp requires determination of the WET‐based salinity index (Xs) and clay and sand contents of the soil. MMW appears to be more effective than MW in all cases except for the cases of finer soils when σp > 3 dS m?1. |
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| Keywords: | apparent soil dielectric permittivity bulk soil electrical conductivity dielectric sensor soil salinity |
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