Noninvasive Field-Scale Characterization of Gaseous-Phase Methane Dynamics in Peatlands using the Ground-Penetrating Radar Method

2013 ◽  
pp. 159-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Comas ◽  
Lee D. Slater
Keyword(s):  
Gaseous Phase ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Radar Method ◽  
Scale Characterization ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Methane Dynamics

scholarly journals Characterization of tillage effects on the spatial variation of soil properties using ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction

Geoderma ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 207-208 ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Jonard ◽  
Mohammad Mahmoudzadeh ◽  
Christian Roisin ◽  
Lutz Weihermüller ◽  
Frédéric André ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Spatial Variation ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Electromagnetic Induction ◽  
Ground Penetrating

scholarly journals Delineating shallow Neogene deformation structures in northeastern Pará State using Ground Penetrating Radar

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilce F. Rossetti
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Strike Slip ◽  
Brittle Deformation ◽  
Shallow Subsurface ◽  
Deformation Structures ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Slip Motion

The geological characterization of shallow subsurface Neogene deposits in northeastern Pará State using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) revealed normal and reverse faults, as well as folds, not yet well documented by field studies. The faults are identified mostly by steeply-dipping reflections that sharply cut the nearby reflections causing bed offsets, drags and rollovers. The folds are recognized by reflections that are highly undulating, configuring broad concave and convex-up features that are up to 50 m wide and 80 to 90 ns deep. These deformation structures are mostly developed within deposits of Miocene age, though some of the faults might continue into younger deposits as well. Although the studied GPR sections show several diffractions caused by trees, differential degrees of moisture, and underground artifacts, the structures recorded here can not be explained by any of these ''noises''. The detailed analysis of the GPR sections reveals that they are attributed to bed distortion caused by brittle deformation and folding. The record of faults and folds are not widespread in the Neogene deposits of the Bragantina area. These GPR data are in agreement with structural models, which have proposed a complex evolution including strike-slip motion for this area from the Miocene to present.

The non-invasive characterization of pumping-induced dewatering using ground penetrating radar

2003 ◽  
Vol 281 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Bevan ◽  
Anthony L. Endres ◽  
David L. Rudolph ◽  
Gary Parkin
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Ground Penetrating

scholarly journals Accounting for Surface Roughness Scattering in the Characterization of Forest Litter with Ground-Penetrating Radar

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 828
Author(s):  
Frédéric André ◽  
François Jonard ◽  
Mathieu Jonard ◽  
Harry Vereecken ◽  
Sébastien Lambot
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Forest Litter ◽  
Relative Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
In Situ Experiment ◽  
In Situ Experiments ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Accurate characterization of forest litter is of high interest for land surface modeling and for interpreting remote sensing observations over forested areas. Due to the large spatial heterogeneity of forest litter, scattering from litter layers has to be considered when sensed using microwave techniques. Here, we apply a full-waveform radar model combined with a surface roughness model to ultrawideband ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data acquired above forest litter during controlled and in situ experiments. For both experiments, the proposed modeling approach successfully described the radar data, with improvements compared to a previous study in which roughness was not directly accounted for. Inversion of the GPR data also provided reliable estimates of the relative dielectric permittivity of the recently fallen litter (OL layer) and of the fragmented litter in partial decomposition (OF layer) with, respectively, averaged values of 1.35 and 3.8 for the controlled experiment and of 3.9 and 7.5 for the in situ experiment. These results show the promising potentialities of GPR for efficient and non-invasive characterization of forest organic layers.

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