The role of water content in electrical resistivity tomography of a vertisol

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1552-1562

  Ackerson, Jason P ^a   Morgan, Cristine L S ^a   Everett, Mark E ^a   McInnes, Kevin J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE METERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL MODEL; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION INTERVAL; ROLE OF WATER; SOIL ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; SOIL MATRICES; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DATA SET; DESICCATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTISOL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84907546050     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.01.0032     Document Type: Article

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