DECAGON COMPANY

Deita, Jean Celeste

De Los Santos, Cherie Gil
Doce, Sydney

BENCHTOP
INSTRUMENTS
Measurements: Soil Suction, Water
Potential

WP4C- Water Potential Meter- The WP4C can be

used to measure the water potential of any porous
material. It's typically used to analyze soil, soilless
substrates, plant material, and seeds, but it has been
used to measure a variety of unusual things, including
apples, bricks, oil, and insect carapaces.
Hyprop- Generate detailed moisture release curves

on undisturbed soil samples in a standard 250 mL

sample ring, typically within a few days. HYPROP
also determines unsaturated hydraulic conductivity
values for the soil sample.

Vapor Sorption Analyzer- the Vapor Sorption Analyzer

(VSA) brings click and read efficiency to soil water
characteristic curves. In 24 to 48 hours, the VSA
generates up to 200 data points (water potential vs.
water content) for both adsorption and desorption.
The VSA works in the dry (-10 to -475 MPa) range.
You can create automated soil-water characteristic
curves and generate all the correlations with clay
activity, surface area, and swelling potential. With the
new static feature, you can hold humidity constant
and look at the way soil takes up water into its crystal
structure (2:1 clays) and monitor water content
change over time.

To measure water potential, you place the sample in a

round sample cup (4cm in diameter and 1cm tall) and
set the cup in the lexan sample drawer. You slide in
the drawer and turn the knob to seal the chamber.
After about 5 minutes, the WP4C will beep and show
your final water potential reading.

TrueDry CV9- Measures the moisture content of

nine soil samples with just four minutes of hands-on
work time. To start a measurement, place up to 9 soil
samples in TrueDry's rotating tray, close the lid, and
select a program. TrueDry lets you select the drying
temperature and time (or alternatively, allows you to
dry to constant weight). As the sample dries,
TrueDry monitors the weight automatically, cycling
each sample onto a high precision electromagnetic
balance for repeated weight measurements. The
enclosed sample chamber protects the sample from
ambient temperature and humidity effects.

T4 Field Tensiometer

WATER POTENTIAL

Measurements: Soil Water Potential

Applications: Plant Water Stress

MPS-6 Calibrated Water Potential

Sensor

Water potential range -9 to

-100,000 kPa
Accuracy (10% + 2 kPa)
No refilling or field maintenance

necessary
Plug and play with Decagon data
loggers, digital output SDI-12 for nonDecagon data loggers

Water potential range +100 to -85

kPa

Highly accurate ( +/- 0.5 kPa)r

External refilling makes this a
suitable sensor for continuous field
measurements.
Analog (voltage) output

T5 Laboratory Tensiometer

Water potential range 0 to -85 kPa

(extended range up to -250 kPa with

T5x)
Highly accurate ( +/- 0.5 kPa)
Best suited for laboratory or spot

measurements of water potential..

Analog (voltage) output

MPS-2 Dielectric Water Potential

Lowest cost option for measuring

field water potential

Water potential range -9 to

-100,000 kPa
Accuracy (25% + 2 kPa)
No refilling or field maintenance

T8 External Refilling Field Tensiometer

necessary
Plug and play with Decagon data

kPa w/ temperature measurement

Highly accurate ( +/- 0.5 kPa)
External refilling makes this a

suitable sensor for continuous field

measurements.
Digital output SDI-12 and RS-485

loggers, digital output SDI-12 for nonDecagon data loggers

Water potential range +100 to -85

TS1 Smart Tensiometer

Spectral Reflectance Sensor (SRS)

Water potential range +100 to -85

kPa w/ temperature measurement

Highly accurate ( +/- 0.5 kPa)
Automated refilling for low

maintenance
Digital output SDI-12 and RS-485

CANOPY
MEASUREMENTS

The Spectral Reflectance Sensors (SRS) are two

band radiometers designed to measure the
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
or Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI). The
SRS are designed for long term field
deployment to continually monitor changes in
NDVI or PRI related to canopy growth,
senescence, stress, and productivity.

Manual Dendrometer D1
AccuPAR LP-80
The AccuPAR LP-80 is an easy-to-use,
lightweight, portable, and rugged ceptometer
designed for rapidly quantifying light
transmitted through the canopy and leaf area
index (LAI). All values are measured and
calculated on the fly providing immediate user
feedback. Onboard storage of values recorded
in the field allows for rapid analysis back in the
lab.

The D1 Dendrometer is a simple tool that allows you

to manually measure changes in the circumference of
tree stems over time. The D1 is designed to be
installed, left in place, and periodically visited to
record changes in the circumference resulting from
tree or stem growth.

Automated Dendrometer D6
The D6 is an automated, weatherproof sensor
that provides continuous high-resolution
measurements of tree or branch
circumference. It is designed to be attached to

tree boles or branches and logged continuously

for long term data collection.

this system that helps you nail two tough

components: storage and deep percolation.

Infrared Thermometer
The infrared thermometer monitors surface
temperature by measuring the thermal energy
radiated from any surface within its field of
view. Highly Accurate, Meticulously Calibrated
Has an accuracy of 0.2C when the target
temperature is within 20C of the sensor body
temperature.

Irrigation Monitoring System-Most

MICROCLIMATE
MONITORING STATIONS

HYDRAULIC
CONDUCTIVITY

Microclimate Monitoring System

Integrate Climate Variables Account for
environmental variables with simple, accurate,
plug-and-log sensors.

Watershed Monitoring System

Close Your Water Balance Get closer to
completing the water balance equation with

irrigation systems rely exclusively on soil moisture

sensors. However, soil moisture sensors can't tell you
how much of the present water is actually available to
plants. This system uses an MPS-2 matric potential
sensor to measure plant available water so you know
when to turn the water ON

Mini Disk Portable Tension Infiltrometer

Water movement in soil is spatially variable.
The Mini Disk Infiltrometer is a qiuck way to
test unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and
infiltration rates.

UMS KSAT Benchtop Saturated

Hydraulic Conductivity Instrument
The UMS KSAT System is designed for
determination of saturated hydraulic
conductivity on 250 cm soil samples by
constant-head and falling-head experiments.

Drain Gauge G3 Passive Capillary

Lysimeter
The new Drain Gauge G3 features a sealed
design, allowing it to work in both saturated
and unsaturated conditions.

DualHead Infiltrometer
DualHead Infiltrometer The DualHead
infiltrometer measures soil saturated hydraulic
conductivity, or Kfs. It is fully automated and
requires no post-processing of data.

PORE WATER
SAMPLING

Pore Water Vacuum Collection Systems

UMS offers a variety of vacuum systems to
meet your research needs. Whether you want
to extract representative soil water samples
with a constant vacuum, a timed vacuum or a
tension-controlled vacuum; the new VSsystems can offer you all-purpose and modern
vacuum regulation.

LYSIMETERS

Smart Field Lysimeter Weighable

Controlled Tension Lysimeter
Large-scale lysimeter measurements in a
smaller package and at a lower price. A
complete small, weighable, tension controlled
field lysimeter; combined with tensiometers,
soil moisture sensors, data logger with optional
GPRS modem, lightning protection, and
powered by solar panels.

WATER LEVELTEMPERATUREELECTRICAL
CONDUCTIVITY

CTD-10 Sensor Electrical Conductivity

Temperature Depth

KD2 Pro
The KD2 Pro is a fully portable field and lab
thermal properties analyzer. It uses the
transient line heat source method to measure
thermal conductivity, resistivity, diffusivity, and
specific heat.

Continuously monitor groundwater and surface

water level changes, along with electrical
conductivity and temperature.

ES-2 Electrical Conductivity

Temperature

RK-1 Rock Sensor Package

The ES-2 Electrical Conductivity Sensor is

designed to measure the electrical conductivity
of water in a pipe or tank

The RK-1 Rock Sensor package for the KD2 Pro

adds increased functionality for measuring
hard materials like rock and concrete.

DATA LOGGERS

Applications: Greenhouse
Management, Hydrology, Irrigation
Scheduling, Microbial Ecology, Water
Balance Studies, Watershed

PS-1 Irrigation Pressure Switch

Characterization, Wireless Sensor Networks

Track irrigation events with the rest of your soil

moisture data by recording when water is
turned on and off.

THERMAL

Em50 Digital/Analog Data Logger

Battery life greater than one year

Download data via USB connection
Record data every minute to once
per da

Em50G Wireless Cellular Data Logger

PROCHECK SENSOR
READ-OUT AND
STORAGE SYSTEM
(HAND-HELD SERVICE)

Download and view data anywhere

with an internet connection

First year worldwide cellular service

included with logger purchase

Best for viewing data on the go,
and as frequently as multiple times per
day

The latest version of the ProCheck (the ProCheck C)

includes the ability to calculate and display the
average and standard deviation for sequentially
collected portable measurements. ProCheck is most
often used to spot-check soil moisture, but it can also

Em50R Wireless Radio Data Logger

instantaneously read any other environmental sensor.

Uses a high power 900 MHz radio

Press a button to save up to 5,000 individual

for point-to-point communication to a

DataStation
Typical transmission distances

range from 0.25 t0 1 mile

Best for high-density soil moisture
and environmental monitoring

Em5b Analog Data Logger

For use with EC-5, GS1, 10HS, RT-1,

and ECRN-50 only

Download data via USB connection
Best for indoor applications where
rugged case and digital sensors are not
needed

readings. Each reading includes sensor type, date,

time, raw value, calibrated value, and calibration
coefficients.