Tyson E. Ochsner ARS Soil Scientist

The thermo-TDR sensor is a useful new tool in soil research.

170 Borlaug Hall
1991 Buford Circle
St. Paul MN 55108-6030
Phone: 612/624-6158
Fax: 651/649-5175

Ochsner, T.E., R. Horton, G.J. Kluitenberg, and Q. Wang. 2005. Evaluation of the heat pulse ratio method for measuring soil water flux. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:757-765.

Ochsner, T.E., R. Horton, and T. Ren. 2003. Use of the dual-probe heat-pulse technique to monitor soil water content in the vadose zone. Vadose Zone J. 2:572-579.

Ren, T., T.E. Ochsner, and R. Horton. 2003. Development of thermo-time domain reflectometry for vadose zone measurements. Vadose Zone J. 2:544-551.

Sauer, T.J., D.W. Meek, T.E. Ochsner, A.R. Harris, and R. Horton. 2003. Errors in heat flux measurement by flux plates of contrasting design and thermal conductivity. Vadose Zone J. 2:580-588.

Ren, T., T.E. Ochsner, R. Horton, and Z. Ju. 2003. Heat-pulse method for soil water content measurement: influence of the specific heat of the soil solids. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:1631-1634.

Wang, Q., T.E. Ochsner, and R. Horton. 2002. Mathematical analysis of heat pulse signals for soil water flux determination. Water Resour. Res. 38:10.1029/2001WR1089.

Ochsner, T.E., R. Horton, and T. Ren. 2001. Simultaneous water content, bulk density, and air-filled porosity measurements with thermo-time domain reflectometry. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:1618-1622.

Ochsner, T.E., R. Horton, and T. Ren. 2001. A new perspective on soil thermal properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:1641-1647.