HydraProbe Field Portable Wi-Fi Unit & Soil Moisture Sensor

HydraProbe Soil Moisture Sensor (5 year Warranty) SDI-12 & RS485

Name: HydraProbe Soil Moisture Sensor (5 year Warranty) SDI-12 & RS485
Brand: Stevens Water
SKU: HydraProbe

Reference: HydraProbe - Manufacturer: Stevens Water

HydraProbe is a rugged soil sensor with patented technology that provides continual, consistent accuracy measuring the three most significant soil parameters simultaneously-moisture, salinity and temperature.
As the most scientifically researched soil sensor available, it has been dependent on the USDA, NOAA, NASA, leading irrigation companies, and many universities for over 20 years. It's been engineered to be exceptionally rugged and will provide data that you can trust year after year.

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Reliable - Continuous, long-term data without calibration.
Stable-no sensor drift, ensuring continual accuracy.
Patented technology that accurately measures moisture and electrical conductivity permits more accurate optimization of watering and fertilization than with just moisture.
Depended on by the USDA, NOAA, leading irrigation companies, and many universities for over 20 years. Used by NASA for ground truthing of satellite-based soil imaging.
Soil moisture calibration has been rigorously peer-reviewed, making it one of the most trusted soil sensors available.

Rugged - Durable stainless steel tines, fully potted components.
Can remain in-situ indefinitely, or relocated and redeployed without worry.
Ideal for remote locations, harsh environments and applications where data is critical.
Enables measurement of native (undisturbed) soil, even hard-packed clay.

Simple - Forget calibrating, ignore the soil type. Just set it and forget it.
Repeatable accuracy and stability without the need for calibration in most soils.
Digital sensor using the SDI-12 protocol-no setup, just connect to data logger. Compatible with any SDI-12 capable data logger.
Zero maintenance required.

Accurate: Consistent research-grade accuracy every season, every location.
Unparalleled spatial and temporal measurement consistency. No sensor-to-sensor variations across locations, seasons, soil types or moisture range.
Instant measurement of the 3 most significant soil parameters simultaneously-moisture, salinity and temperature.
Unlike most TDR or capacitance-based sensors, HydraProbe is less sensitive to changes in temperature, salinity, and soil mineralogy.

HydraProbe is a “dielectric impedance”-based sensor developed by the physics department at Dartmouth College. Unlike capacitance or time domain based soil sensors, HydraProbe fully characterizes the dielectric spectrum using a radio frequency at 50 MHz. Complex mathematical computations performed by an onboard microprocessor process the reflected signal measurements to accurately determine the soil’s dielectric permittivities—the key parameters behind the soil moisture and bulk EC measurement. Low inner-sensor variability means there is no need for sensor-specific calibrations. This method has passed the most rigorous scientific peer review from dozens of journals such as the Vadose Zone Journal, American Geophysical Union, and The Journal of Soil Science Society of America. Read more about the different soil sensor technologies at soilsensor.com

About EC (Electrical Conductivity / Salinity)
The bulk EC (electrical conductivity) of the soil is correlated to the soil's salinity because when salts are mixed with water they will conduct electricity. The bulk EC parameter is sometimes called "salinity".
Many nutrients are salts-a source of salinity. Nutrient accumulation, poor drainage and saline irrigation water lead to the unwanted buildup of salinity in soil.
High bulk EC can affect moisture readings and create errors with capacitance based moisture sensors.
HydraProbe's soil moisture measurement is less sensitive to salinity than other capacitance based probes.
The soil bulk EC can change drastically with water content and can be affected by the quality of the irrigation water, fertilization, drainage, and other natural processes.
Compaction, clay content and organic matter, can influence humidity holding trends over time, also affecting bulk EC capacities in soil.
The effect of bulk EC on the availability of the plant roots is great. As salinity changes the water needs also change.
A temperature corrected bulk EC parameter is available so the user can make comparison independent of soil temperature.
Because HydraProbe also measures the dielectric permittivities, algorithms can be applied to approximate the EC of the soil for water allowing for better soil salinity characterizations.

HydraProbe Soil Moisture Sensor (5 year Warranty) SDI-12 & RS485

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