Recent advances in dielectric properties-based soil water content measurements

MI Abdulraheem, H Chen, L Li, AY Moshood, W Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dielectric properties are crucial in understanding the behavior of water within soil,
particularly the soil water content (SWC), as they measure a material's ability to store an …

Measuring soil water content with ground penetrating radar: A review

JA Huisman, SS Hubbard… - Vadose zone …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present a comprehensive review of methods to measure soil water content with ground
penetrating radar (GPR). We distinguish four methodologies: soil water content determined …

A review of advances in dielectric and electrical conductivity measurement in soils using time domain reflectometry

DA Robinson, SB Jones, JM Wraith… - Vadose zone …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Substantial advances in the measurement of water content and bulk soil electrical
conductivity (EC) using time domain reflectometry (TDR) have been made in the last two …

A review of geophysical methods for soil structure characterization

A Romero‐Ruiz, N Linde, T Keller… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The growing interest in the maintenance of favorable soil structure is largely motivated by its
central role in plant growth, soil ecological functioning, and impacts on surface water and …

Measurement of soil water content and electrical conductivity by time domain reflectometry: a review

K Noborio - Computers and electronics in agriculture, 2001 - Elsevier
Non-destructive measurement of soil water content and electrical conductivity has been
desired for many years. Recent development of time domain reflectometry (TDR) enables us …

Seasonal and event dynamics of spatial soil moisture patterns at the small catchment scale

U Rosenbaum, HR Bogena, M Herbst… - Water resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of short‐and long‐term dynamics of spatial soil moisture patterns is
limited due to measurement constraints. Using new highly detailed data, this research aims …

Evaluation of a low-cost soil water content sensor for wireless network applications

HR Bogena, JA Huisman, C Oberdörster… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Wireless sensor networks are a promising new in situ measurement technology for
monitoring soil water content changes with a high spatial and temporal resolution for large …

Time domain reflectometry measurement principles and applications

SB Jones, JM Wraith, D Or - Hydrological processes, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is a highly accurate and automatable method for
determination of porous media water content and electrical conductivity. Water content is …

Measurement of unfrozen water content and relative permittivity of frozen unsaturated soil using NMR and TDR

K Watanabe, T Wake - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
The soil-freezing characteristic, the relationship between unfrozen water content and
temperature, is relevant for any mass transfer processes in frozen porous media. To …

Frequency, electrical conductivity and temperature analysis of a low-cost capacitance soil moisture sensor

F Kizito, CS Campbell, GS Campbell, DR Cobos… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the family of ECH2O sensors (EC-5 and ECH2O-TE) for measurement
of soil moisture content (θ), bulk electrical conductivity (ECb) and temperature for a range of …