Robust and cost-effective system for measuring and logging of data on soil water content and soil temperature profile
Affiliation(s)
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
ABSTRACT
The paper describes the system for measuring and logging of data on soil water content and soil temperature profile. The system was tested in a field and shows great potential for performing continuous measurements. It has several benefits including ease of manufacture, low cost, reliable performance and the ability to download the data without specialized software.
The paper describes the system for measuring and logging of data on soil water content and soil temperature profile. The system was tested in a field and shows great potential for performing continuous measurements. It has several benefits including ease of manufacture, low cost, reliable performance and the ability to download the data without specialized software.
Cite this paper
Ferlan, M. and Simončič, P. (2012) Robust and cost-effective system for measuring and logging of data on soil water content and soil temperature profile. Agricultural Sciences, 3, 865-870. doi: 10.4236/as.2012.36105.
Ferlan, M. and Simončič, P. (2012) Robust and cost-effective system for measuring and logging of data on soil water content and soil temperature profile. Agricultural Sciences, 3, 865-870. doi: 10.4236/as.2012.36105.
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[1] Raich, J. W. and Schlesinger, W. H. (1992): The Global Carbon-Dioxide Flux in Soil Respiration and Its Relationship to Vegetation and Climate. Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology 44:81-99. [2] Hutchinson, G.L., Livingston, G.P. (2001): Vents and seals in non-steady-state chambers used for measuring gas exchange between soil and the atmosphere. European Journal of Soil Science 52:675-682. [3] Nagy, Z., Pinter, K., Pavelka, M., Darenova, E., Balogh, J. (2011): Carbon fluxes of surfaces vs. ecosystems: advantages of measuring eddy covariance and soil respiration simultaneously in dry grassland ecosystems. Biogeosciences 8:2523-2534. [4] Lloyd, J. and Taylor, J. A. (1994): On the temperature dependence of soil respiration. Functional Ecology 8:315-323. [5] Ferlan, M., G. Alberti, K. Eler, F. Batic, A. Peressotti, F. Miglietta, A. Zaldei, P. Simoncic, and D. Vodnik. (2011): Comparing carbon fluxes between different stages of secondary succession of a karst grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 140:199-207. [6] Plestenjak, G., Eler, K., Vodnik, D., Ferlan, M., Cater, M., Kanduc, T., Simoncic, P., Ogrinc, N. (2012): Sources of soil CO2 in calcareous grassland with woody plant encroachment. Journal of soils and sediments. In Press.