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Soil Particle Concentrations and Size Analysis Using a Dielectric Method

G.C. Starra, P. Barakb, B. Loweryb and M. Avila-Segurab

a USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center, P.O. Box 213, Tombstone, AZ 85638 USA
b Dep. of Soil Science, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1525 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706-1299 USA



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Fig. 1 Schematic of the dielectric particle-size analysis system

 


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Fig. 2 Probe arrangement for determining effective probe measurement depth

 


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Fig. 3 Relationship between refractive index and concentration of the clay fraction (<2 µm) of Plano soil

 


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Fig. 4 Measurement depth of the coaxial probe. Derivatives calculated by the modified Savitzky-Golay method of Barak (1995)

 


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Fig. 5 Testing and calibration of the dielectric system in silica silt

 


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Fig. 6 Time interval of initial signal averaging and its impact on concentration measurements

 


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Fig. 7 Concentration ratio (C/C0) vs. time for several soils

 


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Fig. 8 Summation curves for several soils

 





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