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A Method for Measuring Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Soil

Cary, J.W. and Holder, C. (1982) A Method for Measuring Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 46(6):1345-1347.

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Abstract

A simple rubber membrane gas sampling device is described for
measuring soil oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. The O₂ measurements
are compared to results from the Pt electrode method and
found to show similar trends when soil respiration was low. The
membrane sensor samples a larger volume of soil and so its results
have lesser coefficients of variation than do oxygen diffusion rate
(ODR) measurements with Pt electrodes.

Item Type: Article
NWISRL Publication Number: 0498
Subjects: Soil > Chemistry
Research methodology
Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User: Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2010 21:52
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2017 22:31
Item ID: 394
URI: https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/394
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