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Estimation of Temporal Changes of Volumetric Soil Water Content from Ground-Penetrating Radar Reflections

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Time series of ground-penetrating rader traces are used to monitor temporal changes of soil water content down to about 1.5 m. The results are compared with high-resolution time series of time-domain reflectometry measurements at a few locations in the soil profile. We find a reasonable agreement between the two approaches and discuss the differences in terms of their respective limitations.

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    Ute Wollschläger & Kurt Roth

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Wollschläger, U., Roth, K. Estimation of Temporal Changes of Volumetric Soil Water Content from Ground-Penetrating Radar Reflections. Subsurf Sens Technol Appl 6, 207–218 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11220-005-0007-y

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