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Mapping the Volumetric Soil Water Content of a California Vineyard Using High-Frequency GPR Ground Wave Data
Leading Edge
  • Susan Sharpless Hubbard
  • Katherine R. Grote, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Yoram N. Rubin
Abstract

An attempt was made to establish the utility of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) as a quick and noninvasive field tool for shallow soil water content estimates as a function of space and time. Initially, detailed studies of collocated data, with electromagnetic velocity estimates from GPR data compared to gravimetric measurements of water content and to soil testure were carried out. Using the procedures developed during the detailed studies, full grids of GPR data were collected over the entire site several times. Data obtained indicate that incorporation of multiple frequency GPR grids can provide high-resolution estimates of soil water content variations as a function of depth as well as space and time.

Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Permittivity,
  • Remote sensing,
  • Soils,
  • Velocity,
  • Soil water content,
  • Time domain reflectometry,
  • Volumetric water content,
  • Ground penetrating radar systems
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2002 Society of Exploration Geophysicists, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2002
Publication Date
01 Jun 2002
Disciplines
Citation Information
Susan Sharpless Hubbard, Katherine R. Grote and Yoram N. Rubin. "Mapping the Volumetric Soil Water Content of a California Vineyard Using High-Frequency GPR Ground Wave Data" Leading Edge Vol. 21 Iss. 6 (2002) p. 552 - 559 ISSN: 1070-485X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/katherine-grote/8/