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Soil Moisture and Permittivity Estimation

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The soil moisture and permittivity estimation is vital for the success of the variable rate approaches in the field of the decision agriculture. In this chapter, the development of a novel permittivity estimation and soil moisture sensing approach is presented. The empirical setup and experimental methodology for the power delay measurements used in model are introduced. Moreover, the performance analysis is explained that includes the model validation and error analysis. The transfer functions are reported as well for soil moisture and permittivity estimation. Furthermore, the potential applications of the developed approach in different disciplines are also examined.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Soil moisture-permittivity relation is proved to work in coarse textured soils and fine textured soil, however, some errors were found in the relationship and this relation is weak in mineral soils [21, 54].

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    Higher matric potential values equal low soil moisture and, similarly, near saturation point is denoted by zero matric potential 1 CB = 1 kPa.

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