A complete integrated time domain reflectometer that combines ultra-fast waveform generating and digitizing functions with a precision 5 ps resolution time base and highly sophisticated waveform digitizing and analyzing firmware that provides true time domain analysis of soil-propagated waveforms.
Its form factor is designed for shallower horizontal installations where it is forced into the sidewall of a trench that has been dug to the desired measurement
depth. A probe guide is provided to insure that the waveguide rods are parallel when pushing them into the soil. Its main improvements over the 315L
are its faster rise time, its shaped incident wave, its lower power consumption and its very fast response time. Its rise time is as fast as the TDR-315
but its power consumption is much lower than the TDR-315 and its price is also lower. Its interface is SDI-12 and is compatible with any data recorder
that is compliant with SDI-12.
Features:
- 3-element 15 cm stainless steel waveguide
- 10 m 3-conductor waterproof cable
- Waterproof Epoxy-filled Housing
- 20% to 80% Incident Wave Rise Time: 150 ps
- Waveform Digitizing Resolution: 5 ps
Functions:
- Volumetric Water Content: 0% to 100%
- Medium Permittivity: 1 to 80
- Medium Bulk Electrical Conductivity: 0 to 5000 uS/cm
- Medium Temperature: -40 to +60 degrees C
- Pore Water EC (Hilhorst Model): 0 to 55000 uS/cm
Specifications
Permittivity Reporting:
- Reading Range: 1 to 80 relative permittivity units
- Reporting Resolution: 0.1 relative permittivity units
- Repeatability (RMS deviation): 0.07 permittivity units
- Reporting Accuracy (Coarse and medium textured soils): +/- 1 relative permittivity units
- Reporting Accuracy (Fine textured soils): +/- 2 relative permittivity units
- Stability of permittivity readings vs Bulk EC: less than 1 relative permittivity unit 0 to 4000 uS/cm BEC
Volumetric Water Content Reporting:
- Reading Range: 0 to 100% VWC
- Reporting Resolution: 0.1% VWC
- Repeatability (RMS deviation): 0.07%
- Reporting Accuracy (Coarse and medium textured soils): +/- 1 percentage point
- Reporting Accuracy (Fine textured soils): +/- 2.5 percentage points
- Stability of VWC readings vs Bulk EC: less than 1 percentage point 0 to 4000 uS/cm BEC
Bulk Electrical Conductivity Reporting:
- Reading Range: 0 to 5000 uS/cm
- Reporting Resolution: 1 uS/cm
- Repeatability (RMS deviation): 3 uS/cm
Temperature reporting:
- Reading Range: -40 to +60 C
- Reporting Resolution: 0.1 degree C
- Repeatability (RMS deviation): 0.01 % C
- Reporting Accuracy: +/- 0.25 degrees C