Electrical resistivity and TDR methods for soil moisture estimation in central Italy test-sites

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 454-455, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-112

  Calamita, G ^a   Brocca, L ^b   Perrone, A ^a   Piscitelli, S ^a   Lapenna, V ^a   Melone, F ^b   Moramarco, T ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Field measurements; Soil moisture; Statistical analysis; Time Domain Reflectometry

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ITALY; CONTINUOUS FREQUENCY; DATA SETS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FIELD MEASUREMENT; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INFORMATION INTEGRATED; MOISTURE VARIATION; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SAMPLING SITE; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE MONITORING; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEST SITE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS;

CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

ITALY;

EID: 84863862949     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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