Title :
Development of a System for Soil Microclimatic Analysis
Author :
Fabbiano, L. ; Nisio, A. Di ; Adamo, F. ; Cavone, G.
Author_Institution :
Polytech. of Bari, Bari
Abstract :
In this paper the design and the development of a moisture sensor for granular and porous mediums are presented. In the proposed method the moisture is measured by estimating the velocity of propagation of seismic waves (both compressional and shear ones) between a transmitter and a receiver separated by a known distance. The first experimental results are illustrated and compared with theoretical results.
Keywords :
geophysics computing; moisture measurement; seismic waves; soil; wave propagation; granular medium; moisture sensor; porous medium; seismic waves; soil microclimatic analysis; soil moisture measurement; velocity of propagation; Electric variables measurement; Equations; Moisture measurement; Seismic measurements; Seismic waves; Sensor systems; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Transmitters; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems, 2007. VECIMS 2007. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ostuni
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0820-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0820-7
DOI :
10.1109/VECIMS.2007.4373938
