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Eisa Maroufpoor

Eisa Maroufpoor

Academic rank: Professor
ORCID:
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 36682969100
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture
Address: Department of Water Engineering, University of Kurdistan Sanandaj,Iran PoBOX: 416 Tel: 871 6627722-25 ext. 320 Fax: 871 6620550
Phone: 08733620552

Research

Title
IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT USING TDR METHOD AND CONSIDERING THE EFFECT OF BULK DENSITY
Type
Presentation
Keywords
Soil moisture, bulk density, dielectric constant, soil moisture content, organic material.
Year
2011
Researchers Mariyam Mazidi ، Eisa Maroufpoor ، akabr Karimi

Abstract

Accurate measurement of soil moisture helps in better planning for the amount and duration of water applied to the farms, improving irrigation efficiency and preventing degradation of soil and water quality. The time domain reflectometery (TDR) is a relatively new and easy method of estimating volumetric moisture content in soil based on electromagnetic waves movement through the soil. By inclusion of soil compositions in the TDR calibration curves the accuracy of soil moisture estimation increases. Because of the significant impact organic matter on bulk density and surface area of soil particles, calibration curves in organic and non-organic soils are different. In this study, disturbed samples of three soil types with light, medium and heavy textures and with high organic matter were tested in pots of 25.5 cm height and 25 cm diameter. Tested soils range included clay-sand to loam-clay-sand with bulk densities between 0.87 and 1. Comparison of the volumetric moisture content, obtained from TDR calibration curve and weight method, shows high correlation between them. Besides, analysis of the observed data analysis by curve fitting showed that a cubic form described the relationship between the TDR dielectric constant and soil moisture content.