Comparing electromagnetic induction and ground penetrating radar techniques for estimating soil moisture content

Proceedings of the 13th Internarional Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Toy, Cameron W ^a   Steelman, Colby M ^a   Endres, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic induction; Ground penetrating radar; Soil moisture content

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; APPARENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; COMPLETE ANNUAL CYCLES; CORRELATION VALUE; DATA SETS; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; GROUND WAVES; SANDY LOAMS; SILT LOAM; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; TEMPORAL CHANGE; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENTS;

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SILT; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 77956543331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICGPR.2010.5550068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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