Time-lapse borehole radar for monitoring rainfall infiltration through podosol horizons in a sandy vadose zone

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2140-2163

  Strobach, Elmar ^a   Harris, B D ^a   Dupuis, J C ^a,b   Kepic, A W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

crosswell radar; water infiltration

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; INFILTRATION; RADAR; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WETTING;

ACCUMULATION HORIZON; BASE-LINE CONDITIONS; CROSS-WELL RADARS; PERTH , WESTERN AUSTRALIA; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; VERTICAL RADAR PROFILING; WATER CONTENT PROFILES; WATER INFILTRATION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84895778209     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014331     Document Type: Article

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