Inferring Subsurface Morphology from Transient Soil Moisture Patterns Using Electrical Conductivity

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1435-1441

  Wilson, R C ^a   Freeland, R S ^a,b   Wilkerson, J B ^a   Yoder, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Dept Biosystems Eng Environ Sci ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic imaging; Non invasive measurement; Soil mapping; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; TEXTURES;

SOIL MOISTURE PATTERNS; SOIL TEXTURES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 1042302536     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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