Multi-offset ground-penetrating radar imaging of a lab-scale infiltration test

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4009-4022

  Mangel, A R ^a   Moysey, S M J ^a   Ryan, J C ^a   Tarbutton, J A ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DATA CUBE; DATA INTERPRETATION; DEPTH-AVERAGING; GPR REFLECTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; HYDROLOGIC EVENTS; HYDRUS-1D; INFILTRATION TESTS; MOISTURE PROBE; MULTI-OFFSET; ONEDIMENSIONAL FLOW; PETROPHYSICAL MODELS; PROBE MEASUREMENTS; RELATIVE ERRORS; SAND LAYER; SAND TANK; SOIL WATER CONTENT; UNIQUE TIME; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL FLOWS; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WATER CONTENT ESTIMATES; WETTING AND DRYING; WETTING FRONTS;

DATA PROCESSING; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; EXPERIMENTS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PROBES; RADAR IMAGING; SOIL MOISTURE; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WETTING;

WATER CONTENT;

DATA PROCESSING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; INFILTRATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; RADAR IMAGERY; SAND; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 84868582201     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4009-2012     Document Type: Article

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