An analysis of the ground-penetrating radar direct ground wave method for soil water content measurement

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3615-3628

  Galagedara, L W ^a   Parkin, G W ^a   Redman, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Sensors and Software Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common mid point; Fixed offset method; Single trace analysis; Water content; Wide angle reflection and refraction

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; RADAR ANTENNAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

HYDROLOGY;

DRAINAGE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0346056680     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1351     Document Type: Article

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