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METER hydraulic conductivity solutions are easy-to-use, automated instruments for making more accurate measurements—faster.
Inaccurate saturated hydraulic conductivity (Kfs) measurements are common due to errors in soil-specific alpha estimation and inadequate three-dimensional flow buffering.
Lab and field instruments used together can provide researchers a symphony of information and can be used as powerful tools in understanding data and predicting a soil’s behavior over time.
Even better together—
The HYPROP and the KSAT use the same soil core, so you can take saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity measurements AND generate a soil moisture characteristic curve using the same sample—simplifying both processes.
Soil is complicated, but your life doesn't have to be.
Get more out of every field and lab session with our time-saving lab and field instruments. Used together, they can be powerful tools in understanding data and predicting a soil's behavior over time.
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Lab-produced soil water retention curves can be paired with information from in situ moisture release curves for deeper insight into real-world variability.
Leo Rivera, research scientist at METER, teaches which situations require saturated or unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and the pros and cons of common methods.
The SATURO is recommended by the Soil Health Institute
as a standard method for measuring field saturated hydraulic conductivity (Kfs): a Tier 1 soil health indicator.