Cosmic-ray neutron intensity measurements of soil moisture - A case study in the Skjern catchment, Denmark

Mie Andreasen, Majken Caroline Looms, Karsten Høgh Jensen, Torben O. Sonnenborg, Heye Bogena, Darin Desilets, Marek G Zreda

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Abstract

We estimate soil moisture content variation for an agricultural field in Denmark using a cosmic-ray neutron probe and compare the results with point measurements using capacitance probes, and modelling result using a onedimensional hydraulic model. The cosmic-ray data are in good agreement with modelled soil moisture content variation using measured/estimated meteorological variables (i.e. precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, and temperature) as well as unsaturated hydraulic parameters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4544-4548
Number of pages5
JournalSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts
Volume33
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventSEG Denver 2014 Annual Meeting, SEG 2014 - Denver, United States
Duration: Oct 26 2011Oct 31 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geophysics

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