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Campbell Scientific Sentek TriSCAN® Manual v 1.2a User Manual

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TriSCAN Manual Version 1.2a

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Appendix 1. Units of Salinity Measurement and

Conversion Factors

Table 6. Useful Conversion Factors

Electrical Conductivity 1 Scm

-1

(1 mhocm

-1

) = 1000 mScm

-1

(1000 mmhoscm

-1

)

1 dSm

-1

= 1000

µ

Scm

-1

(1000 micromhoscm

-1

)

Conductivity to mmol (+) per liter:

mmol (+)/L = 10 X EC (EC in dSm

-1

)

for irrigation water and soil extracts in the range of 0.1 – 5 dSm

-1

Conductivity to osmotic pressure in bars:

OP = 0.36 x EC (EC in dSm

-1

) or soil extracts in the range of 3-30 dSm

-1

Conductivity to Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) mgL

-1

:

TDS (mgL

-1

) ˜ 640 x EC (dSm

-1

) for water and soil extracts having conductivity up to 5 dSm

-1

TDS (mgL

-1

) ˜ 800 x EC (dSm

-1

) for waters and soil extracts > 5 dSm

-1

TDS (lbs/ac ˜ ft) = TDS (mgL

-1

) x 2.72

TDS (tons/ac ˜ ft) = TDS (mgL

-1

) x 0.00136

Note: The SI unit of electrical conductivity is Siemens per metre (Sm

-1

). The equivalent non-SI unit is mho

and 1 mho = 1 Siemens.