Measuring soil water content with ground penetrating radar: A decade of progress

Data acquisition; Geological surveys; Ground penetrating radar systems; Groundwater; Hydrology; Radar measurement; Soil moisture; Full-waveform inversion; Ground Penetrating Radar; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Hydrological parameters; Hydrological process; Soil hydrology; Soil water content; Vadose zone hydrology; Geophysical prospecting

Abstract :

[en] Tremendous progress has been made with respect to ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, data acquisition, and processing since the establishment of GPR as a tool for soil water content determination in vadose zone hydrology about 25 yr ago. In this update, we aim to provide a critical overview of recent advances in vadose zone applications of GPR with a particular focus on new possibilities for multi-offset and borehole GPR measurements, the development of quantitative off-ground GPR methods, full-waveform inversion of GPR measurements, the potential of time-lapse GPR measurements for process investigations and hydrological parameter estimation, and recent improvements in GPR instrumentation. We hope that this update encourages the soil hydrology, groundwater, and critical zone community to embrace GPR as a viable tool for soil water content determination and the elucidation of subsurface hydrological processes. © Soil Science Society of America.

Disciplines :

Environmental sciences & ecology
Earth sciences & physical geography

Author, co-author :

Klotzsche, A.; Institute of Bio-and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

Jonard, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Systèmes d'information géographiques

Looms, M. C.; Dep. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

van der Kruk, J.; Institute of Bio-and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

Huisman, J. A.; Institute of Bio-and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

Language :

English

Title :

Measuring soil water content with ground penetrating radar: A decade of progress

Publication date :

2018

Journal title :

Vadose Zone Journal

ISSN :

1539-1663

Publisher :

Soil Science Society of America

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