Using ground-penetrating radar to detect layers in a sandy field soil

Geoderma

Volumn 70, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 117-132

  Boll, J ^a   Van Rijn, R P G ^a   Weiler, K W ^a   Ewen, J A ^a   Daliparthy, J ^b   Herbert, S J ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL LAYER; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0030482247     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7061(95)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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