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This is helpful in diagnosing sensor operation and installation. See the Sensor Operation section for more details."}]},{"type":"Product Specifications - Item","revision_default":"1","field_specification_label":"BLANK","field_specification_values":[{"type":"Product Specification - Value","revision_default":"1","field_specification_value":"Note 2: (RXW-SMC-xxx) This is a system level accuracy specification and is comprised of the probe\u2019s accuracy of \u00b10.03 m\u00b3\/m\u00b3 typical (\u00b10.02 m\u00b3\/m\u00b3 soil specific) plus the mote accuracy of \u00b10.001 m\u00b3\/m\u00b3 at 25\u00b0C (77\u00b0F). There are additional temperature accuracy deviations of \u00b10.003 m\u00b3\/m\u00b3 \/ \u00b0C maximum for the probe across operating temperature environment, typical <0.001 m\u00b3\/m\u00b3 \/ \u00b0C. 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