The researcher’s complete guide to soil moisture
Everything you need to know about measuring soil moisture—all in one place.
Landslide Monitoring
Monitor moisture in all its phases within an unstable slope. METER specializes in accurate, ruggedized instrumentation for real-time monitoring of incoming moisture in the form of rain and weather and below-surface monitoring of existing moisture conditions like moisture content and soil suction. Understand how the soil profile is filling with water to saturation, including the transition to positive pore water pressure.
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Education Guides
Water potential the complete researcher guide
Everything you need to know about measuring water potential—what it is, why you need it, how to measure it, method comparisons. Plus see it in action using soil moisture release curves.
METER sensors are accurate enough to provide actionable data, yet inexpensive and robust enough to deploy across a large range of locations Soil suction and water content sensors combined with weather and telemetry systems give you the complete data picture, enhancing your ability to understand potential landslide conditions.
The ZL6 advanced cloud data logger works together with ZENTRA Cloud data software to simplify and speed up data collection, management, visualization, and alerting. Our well-published instrumentation is used worldwide in universities, research and testing labs, government agencies, and industrial applications.
For almost four decades, scientists and engineers have relied on our instrumentation to understand critical moisture parameters. We’ve even partnered with NASA to measure soil (regolith) moisture on Mars. Wherever you measure, and whatever you’re measuring, rely on METER for accuracy, affordability, and simplicity that will make your job easier.
Webinars
Soil moisture: Why water content can’t tell you everything you need to know
If you’re only measuring water content, you may be blind to what your plants are really experiencing. Dr. Colin Campbell discusses how and why scientists combine both water content and water potential for more accurate insights.
Soil moisture 101: Need-to-know basics
Soil moisture is more than just knowing the amount of water in soil. Learn basic principles you need to know before deciding how to measure it.
Water potential 101—Making use of an important tool
Master the basics of soil water potential.