Soil water content determination using a digital ground-penetrating radar

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1318-1326

  Chanzy, A ^a   Tarussov, A ^b   Judge, A ^c   Bonn, F ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL SURFACE;

EID: 0030301845     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000050005x     Document Type: Article

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