Assessment of soil moisture content measured by borehole GPR and TDR under transient irrigation and drainage

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-86

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Sensors and Software Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER;

DATA QUALITY; MULTIPLE OFFSET GATHER (MOG); SOIL PERMITTIVITY; WATER CONTENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR;

EID: 10644250056     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4133/JEEG8.2.77     Document Type: Article

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