Soil Moisture Measurement in Water Supply Forecasting
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Title | Soil Moisture Measurement in Water Supply Forecasting |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1966 |
Authors | Fletcher, J. E. |
Conference Name | 34th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 34th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Date Published | April 1966 |
Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
Conference Location | Seattle, Washington |
Keywords | Soil moisture, Soil moisture instruments, Water supply forecasting - soil moisture |
Abstract | The several known instruments and procedures for measuring the moisture in the soil under a blanket of snow are taken up in detail with discussion. Neutron scattering; resistance method with porous blocks; capacitance method; Colman blocks; fiberglass and monel metal with temperature cell; thermal radiation units; gravity sample method; air humidity; heat conductivity; tensiometers. The procedure in which this soil priming factor is used in water supply forecasting is explained, as one of the important variables for the regression or correction to snow survey or precipitation data. |
URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1966Fletcher.pdf |