Title :
Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture Content by GPR Signal Processing in the Frequency Domain
Author :
Benedetto, Andrea ; Benedetto, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Sci. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a method, based on ground penetrating radar (GPR) signal processing in the frequency domain, to estimate moisture content in a porous medium without preventive calibration. Several indicators based on high order moments are extracted from the GPR spectra and their dependency on the moisture content is evaluated. Experimental results confirm the theoretical expectations and show the effectiveness of the proposed approach to estimate soil moisture content.
Keywords :
frequency-domain analysis; geophysical signal processing; ground penetrating radar; hydrological techniques; moisture; porous materials; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; soil; GPR spectra; frequency domain GPR signal processing; ground penetrating radar; high order moments; moisture content estimation; porous medium; soil moisture content remote sensing; Ground penetrating radar; Moisture; Permittivity; Scattering; Sensors; Soil moisture; Frequency domain; ground penetrating radar (GPR); intelligent sensors for applications; remote sensing; soil moisture content;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2011.2119478
