Tensiometer (soil science)
For the article with regards to surfcae tension, see Tensiometer (surface tension).
A Tensiometer in soil science is an instrument used to determine the matric water potential (
) (soil moisture tension) in the vadose zone.
References
- Rawls, W.J., Ahuja, L.R., Brakensiek, D.L., and Shirmohammadi, A. 1993. Infiltration and soil water movement, in Maidment, D.R., Ed., Handbook of hydrology, New York, NY, USA, McGraw-Hill, p. 5.1–5.51.