Tensiometer (soil science)
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A Tensiometer in soil science
is an instrument used to determine the matric water potential (
) (soil moisture tension) in the vadose zone
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Soil science
Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.Sometimes terms which...
is an instrument used to determine the matric water potential (
) (soil moisture tension) in the vadose zoneVadose zone
The vadose zone, also termed the unsaturated zone, is the portion of Earth between the land surface and the top of the phreatic zone i.e. the position at which the groundwater is at atmospheric pressure . Hence the vadose zone extends from the top of the ground surface to the water table...
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