• DocumentCode
    657182
  • Title

    Quantifying spatial distribution of soil moisture using a cosmic ray and capacitance sensor network

  • Author

    Almeida, Adauto ; Baillie, Craig ; Worledge, Dale ; Smethurst, Philip ; Dutta, Ritaban ; Terhorst, Andrew ; Franz, Trenton

  • Author_Institution
    Ecosyst. Sci. & Sense-T, CSIRO, Hobart, TAS, Australia
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    3-6 Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This study combines soil moisture capacitance probes and cosmic-ray neutron probe with a Fuzzy Inference System to estimate variability of soil moisture in a ~28 ha circle over time. The technique demonstrates that the cosmic-ray neutron probe´s average neutron count and a network of capacitance probes may be useful for estimating spatial and temporal variability in soil moisture patterns within the probe´s footprint.
  • Keywords
    agriculture; capacitive sensors; cosmic ray neutrons; fuzzy reasoning; irrigation; soil; capacitance sensor network; cosmic ray neutron probe; fuzzy inference system; neutron count; soil moisture spatial distribution; Capacitance; Moisture measurement; Neutrons; Probes; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    SENSORS, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • ISSN
    1930-0395
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSENS.2013.6688468
  • Filename
    6688468
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=657182