Imaging of hill-slope soil moisture wetting patterns in a semi-arid oak savanna catchment using time-lapse electromagnetic induction

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 416-417, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-49

  Robinson, David A ^a,c   Abdu, Hiruy ^b   Lebron, Inma ^a,c   Jones, Scott B ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMI; Hydrogeophysics; Induction; Soil science; Time domain reflectometry; Water content

Indexed keywords

EMI; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; INDUCTION; SOIL SCIENCE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FORESTRY; GEOPHYSICS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

CATCHMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; OVERLAND FLOW; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA; SEMIARID REGION; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 84855293001     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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