Illustration of a real-time soil oxygen monitoring system. It is a pole mount system with a solar panel, NexSens X3 data logger, and a soil oxygen probe.

6.6 Soil Oxygen

Soil oxygen concentration refers to the amount of oxygen present within the soil matrix, typically expressed as a percentage of the soil’s pore space volume. Well-aerated soils often have oxygen concentrations near atmospheric levels of about 20.95%. It may also include dissolved oxygen in the soil solution. However, oxygen dissolved in soil water is typically […]

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