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Soil science

Missed environmental signals don’t just cost time—they compromise the integrity of your research. That's why, whether you're validating a model or measuring ecosystem response, we know you need tools that deliver precision you can defend, season after season. METER offers a full range of research-grade soil science tools—refined through decades of scientific collaboration, field experience, and real-world feedback. Whether you're studying water movement, carbon flux, or soil-plant interactions, you'll find a system built to match your application and your standards.

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Soil health

Whether you’re investigating fertility, structure, or nutrient cycling, or expanding into climate resilience, microbial ecology, and sustainable land management, your insights are driving change. But to do that, your data has to be rock solid. METER offers a complete portfolio of research-grade soil science instruments—refined over decades through collaboration with scientists like you. Explore tools built to deliver the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency your work demands—so you can focus on advancing soil health and informing the future.

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Soil physics

When your work bridges agriculture, climate, and infrastructure, precision in soil physics isn’t optional—it’s foundational. Whether you’re measuring water movement, thermal gradients, or structural behavior, the data you collect informs critical decisions across disciplines. But capturing those dynamics—reliably, across field and lab settings—is no small task. That’s why METER designs research-grade tools to help you quantify hydraulic, thermal, and mechanical properties with confidence. Built for accuracy. Engineered for repeatability. Trusted to deliver insights that hold up under real-world pressure.

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"For a soil instrument, it makes a lot more sense to go to people that have more expertise about soil science and soil measurements than we ever would at JPL."
Dr. Michael Hecht, NASA JPL

Case Studies

See how scientists, growers, and engineers have used METER solutions in the field.

SATURO Adopted as a Standard Method by USDA Soil Scientists

The SATURO infiltrometer combines automation and simplified data analysis, and it’s less prone to error than other methods. For these reasons, the USDA National Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) Soil Survey Team and the Soil Health Institute have both adopted the SATURO as the standard method of measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity and the Soil Health Institute considers it a tier 1 indicator for soil health assessments.

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Fukushima reborn

Near the Fukushima disaster site, scientists and citizens work tirelessly to clean radiation from affected farmland soils. Each weekend, they travel to a small village near Fukushima and labor to rehabilitate the land.

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Episode 34: Bushfires, the great barrier reef, and white-bellied frogs

Measuring the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum across Australia comes in a wide variety of applications thanks to the wildly differing landscapes.

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