Salinity
The preferred SI units for ionic conductivity are
mS.m
-1
(where S
is Siemens, the unit of electric conductance = ohm
-1
).
The following conversions apply:
-1
-1
= 0.01 dS.m
1 mS.m
-1
= 0.01 mS.cm
= 0.01 mmho.cm
-1
= 10 µS.cm
-1
Soil salinity is also partitioned into the following descriptive
categories:
non-saline
0 - 200
mS.m
-1
slightly saline
200 - 400
mS.m
-1
moderately saline
400 - 800
mS.m
-1
strongly saline
800 - 1600 mS.m
-1
extremely saline
> 1600
mS.m
-1
30
z
Technical reference
Profile Probe User Manual
3.0a