Office Hours 17: Soil moisture sensor installation
Accurate soil moisture data begins with proper installation. Even the most precise and durable sensors can suffer damage and inaccuracies if not installed correctly.
Office Hours 18: Water potential—field measurements vs modeling
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Soil water potential, also known as soil suction, is a key factor in understanding how water moves through soil. However, choosing the best approach for your application—whether modeling, field measurement, or lab measurement—can be a challenge.
Join METER scientists Chris Chambers and Leo Rivera as they answer submitted questions and explore when it’s best to use modeling, measurement, or a combination of both. In this discussion, they cover:
- How to translate a soil moisture release curve to unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in the lab
- The benefits and drawbacks of measuring water potential in both the field and lab
- How salinity affects soil moisture measurements
- The utility of saturated hydraulic conductivity for crop irrigation management
- Preferred methods and instruments for measurement of soilless media
- And more
Presenters
Leo Rivera operates as a research scientist and Director of Science Outreach at METER Group, the world leader in soil moisture measurement. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agriculture Systems Management at Texas A&M University, where he also got his master’s degree in Soil Science. There he helped develop an infiltration system for measuring hydraulic conductivity used by the NRCS in Texas. Currently, Leo is the force behind application development in METER’s hydrology instrumentation, including the SATURO, HYPROP and WP4C. He also works in R&D to explore new instrumentation for water and nutrient movement in soil.
Chris Chambers operates as the Environment Support Manager and the Soil Moisture Sensor Product Manager at METER Group, the world leader in soil moisture measurement. He specializes in ecology and plant physiology and has over 15 years of experience helping researchers measure the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
Questions?
Our scientists have decades of experience helping researchers and growers measure the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
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