Advanced Ground-Penetrating Radar for Soil Moisture Retrieval

2012 ◽  
pp. 9-32
Author(s):  
Julien Minet ◽  
Khan Zaib Jadoon ◽  
François Jonard ◽  
Mohammad Reza Mahmoudzadeh ◽  
Phuong Anh Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Non-invasive estimation of root zone soil moisture from coarse root reflections in ground-penetrating radar images

2019 ◽  
Vol 436 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 623-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinbo Liu ◽  
Xihong Cui ◽  
Li Guo ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Wentao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Coarse Root ◽  
Radar Images ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Ground Penetrating

scholarly journals Application of Ground-Penetrating Radar and a Combined Penetrometer–Moisture Probe for Evaluating Spatial Distribution of Soil Moisture and Soil Hardness in Coastal and Inland Windbreaks

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 238
Author(s):  
Kenta Iwasaki ◽  
Makoto Tamura ◽  
Hirokazu Sato ◽  
Kazuhiko Masaka ◽  
Daisuke Oka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Soil Compaction ◽  
Soil Moisture Condition ◽  
Soil Hardness ◽  
Ground Penetrating

The development of a method to easily investigate the spatial distribution of soil moisture and soil hardness in tree windbreaks is necessary because these windbreaks often decline due to inappropriate soil moisture condition and soil compaction. This research examined the applicability of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and a combined penetrometer–moisture probe (CPMP) for evaluating the spatial distribution of soil moisture and soil hardness in four windbreaks with different soil characteristics. A GPR-reflecting interface was observed at a less permeable layer in a coastal windbreak and at a depth affected by soil compaction in an inland windbreak with andosol. The spatial distribution of the groundwater table could also be evaluated by examining the attenuation of GPR reflection in a coastal windbreak. In contrast, GPR was not applicable in an inland windbreak with peat because of high soil water content near the soil surface. The CPMP could detect vertical distributions of soil hardness and soil water content regardless of soil type. The CPMP was useful for interpreting GPR profiles, and GPR was useful for interpolating the information about the horizontal distribution of soil moisture and soil hardness between survey points made with the CPMP. Thus, the combination of GPR and a CPMP is ideal for examining the two-dimensional spatial distribution of soil moisture and soil hardness at windbreaks with soils for which both methods are applicable.

scholarly journals Multi-channel ground-penetrating radar to explore spatial variations in thaw depth and moisture content in the active layer of a permafrost site

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Wollschläger ◽  
H. Gerhards ◽  
Q. Yu ◽  
K. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Active Layer ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Soil Moisture Content ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Thaw Depth ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Gravel Road

Abstract. Multi-channel ground-penetrating radar (GPR) was applied at a permafrost site on the Tibetan Plateau to investigate the influence of surface properties and soil texture on the late-summer thaw depth and average soil moisture content of the active layer. Measurements were conducted on an approximately 85 × 60 m2 sized area with surface and soil textural properties that ranged from medium to coarse textured bare soil to finer textured, sparsely vegetated areas covered with fine, wind blown sand, and it included the bed of a gravel road. The survey allowed a clear differentiation of the various units. It showed (i) a shallow thaw depth and low average soil moisture content below the sand-covered, vegetated area, (ii) an intermediate thaw depth and high average soil moisture content along the gravel road, and (iii) an intermediate to deep thaw depth and low to intermediate average soil moisture content in the bare soil terrain. From our measurements, we found hypotheses for the permafrost processes at this site leading to the observed late-summer thaw depth and soil moisture conditions. The study clearly indicates the complicated interactions between surface and subsurface state variables and processes in this environment. Multi-channel GPR is an operational technology to efficiently study such a system at scales varying from a few meters to a few kilometers.

scholarly journals Soil moisture estimation using tomographic ground penetrating radar in a MCMC–Bayesian framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 2213-2231
Author(s):  
Jie Bao ◽  
Zhangshuan Hou ◽  
Jaideep Ray ◽  
Maoyi Huang ◽  
Laura Swiler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Bayesian Framework ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Moisture Estimation

Methods for Determining Soil Moisture with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

2002 ◽  
pp. 303-308
Author(s):  
J. S. Igel ◽  
H. R. Anschütz ◽  
J. Schmalholz ◽  
H. Wilhelm ◽  
W. Breh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Ground Penetrating

scholarly journals Laboratory Measurements of Subsurface Spatial Moisture Content by Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Diffraction and Reflection Imaging of Agricultural Soils

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Shamir ◽  
Naftaly Goldshleger ◽  
Uri Basson ◽  
Moshe Reshef
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Soil Moisture Content ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Effective Dielectric Constant ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Soil moisture content (SMC) down to the root zone is a major factor for the efficient cultivation of agricultural crops, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Precise SMC can maximize crop yields (both quality and quantity), prevent crop damage, and decrease irrigation expenses and water waste, among other benefits. This study focuses on the subsurface spatial electromagnetic mapping of physical properties, mainly moisture content, using a ground-penetrating radar (GPR). In the laboratory, GPR measurements were carried out using an 800 MHz central-frequency antenna and conducted in soil boxes with loess soil type (calcic haploxeralf) from the northern Negev, hamra soil type (typic rhodoxeralf) from the Sharon coastal plain, and grumusol soil type (typic chromoxerets) from the Jezreel valley, Israel. These measurements enabled highly accurate, close-to-real-time evaluations of physical soil qualities (i.e., wave velocity and dielectric constant) connected to SMC. A mixture model based mainly on soil texture, porosity, and effective dielectric constant (permittivity) was developed to measure the subsurface spatial volumetric soil moisture content (VSMC) for a wide range of moisture contents. The analysis of the travel times for GPR reflection and diffraction waves enabled calculating electromagnetic velocities, effective dielectric constants, and spatial SMC under laboratory conditions, where the required penetration depth is low (root zone). The average VSMC was determined with an average accuracy of ±1.5% and was correlated to a standard oven-drying method, making this spatial method useful for agricultural practice and for the design of irrigation plans for different interfaces.

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