Using surface time domain reflectometry measurements to estimate subsurface chemical movement

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-543

  Gaur, Anju ^a   Horton, Robert ^a   Jaynes, Dan B ^b   Lee, Jaehoon ^c   Salem, Al Jabri ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; LIMITED OBSERVATIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

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EID: 29644442781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.4.539     Document Type: Article

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