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Episode 26: Choosing between water content and water potential
Episode 26: Choosing between water content and water potential
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34 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Chris Chambers operates as the Environment Support Manager and has been the Soil Moisture Sensor Product Manager for many years at METER Group. He specializes in ecology and plant physiology and has 15 years of experience helping researchers measure the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Leo Rivera operates as a research scientist and Director of Scientific Outreach at METER Group. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degree in soil science at Texas A&M University where his research focused on the impacts of land use and landscape on soil hydraulic properties. He also helped develop an infiltration system for measuring hydraulic conductivity used by the NRCS in Texas. Currently, Leo leads METER’s collaborative research efforts, and focuses on application development in hydrology instrumentation, including the SATURO infiltrometer and the HYPROP. He also works in R&D to explore new instrumentation for water and nutrient movement in the soil.Links to learn more about Leo RiveraAuthor page on Environmental Biophysics Blog Leo Rivera on LinkedInLeo Rivera on ResearchGateLinks to learn more about Chris Chambers Chris Chambers on LinkedInChris Chambers biography on METER
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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