Using ground-penetrating radar to evaluate soil compaction of athletic turfgrass fields

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-514

  Freeland, Robert S ^a,b   Sorochan, John C ^a   Goddard, Matthew J ^a   McElroy, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clegg impact soil tester; Geophysics; GPR; Sports turf; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; ANTENNA GROUNDS; ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

CLEGG IMPACT SOIL TESTER; DATA SETS; FIELD MANAGERS; GEOPHYSICS; GPR; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR; NEAR-SURFACE LAYERS; NON-INTRUSIVE; ORGANIC MATTER; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL COMPACTIONS; SPATIAL PATTERNING; SPORTS TURF; SURFACE HARDNESS; TURF GRASSES; TURFGRASS; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCIES;

COMPACTION;

POACEAE;

EID: 49849095260     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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