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12.8. LP/p - Laboratory miniProbe for soil water capillary pressure<br />

LP/p (Fig. 69) is a laboratory miniprobe designed for monitoring<br />

instantaneous profiles of soil water capillary pressure (matrix potential, suction<br />

force) in soil columns or in undisturbed soil cores sampled with standard<br />

sampling equipment.<br />

The wall of a cylinder containing the soil core is provided with tapped holes<br />

(8 mm diameter). A guide is screwed into the hole prior to the probe installation.<br />

This guide helps to avoid air gaps between the ceramic suction cup and the soil,<br />

which otherwise might result while inserting the probe into the soil.<br />

LP/p is pushed into the soil core and fixed with a clamp nut. Several LP/p can<br />

be inserted through the wall of a soil column or a steel sampling cylinder, thus<br />

allowing for vertical scanning of the instantaneous water potential profiles. Such<br />

an array, when combined with s<strong>im</strong>ilarly installed miniprobes for soil moisture<br />

(see 12.6), makes it possible to collect a set of corresponding water content and<br />

matrix potential data from drying or wetting front transition (Fig. 70).<br />

Fig. 69.<br />

LP/p - Laboratory miniProbe for soil water capillary pressure<br />

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