Soil moisture 201: Moisture release curves—Revealed
A soil moisture release curve is a powerful tool used to predict plant water uptake, deep drainage, runoff, and more.
If you’re still spending months generating a handful of points to produce only a partial soil characteristic curve—old-school methods are holding you back. What if you could create a soil moisture release curve in just 48 hours? And not just a curve with a few points, but a detailed absorption and desorption curve composed of hundreds of points that show exactly what happens as your soil absorbs and desorbs water throughout the entire range of water potentials (soil suction)?
Partial curves made with older methods don’t give you enough data for a complete picture of what’s happening in your soil. Hundreds of studies show that faster, high-precision modern methods are more accurate—so you can reach better conclusions that stand up to rigorous scientific scrutiny. In this 20-minute webinar, METER scientist Leo Rivera compares available methods and teaches how to combine the latest technology to generate full, accurate curves with hundreds of points in only a couple of days—instead of a couple of months. Learn:

Leo Rivera is a research scientist and Director of Science Engagement at METER Group. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Soil Science at Texas A&M University. There he helped develop an infiltration system for measuring hydraulic conductivity used by the NRCS in Texas. Leo is the force behind application development in METER’s hydrology instrumentation, including the SATURO, HYPROP, and WP4C. He also works in R&D to explore new instrumentation for field measurements of water content, water potential, and hydraulic properties of soil.
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