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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-9-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-9-2024
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Research article
| 
16 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 16 Jan 2024
| 16 Jan 2024
Testing a novel sensor design to jointly measure cosmic-ray neutrons, muons and gamma rays for non-invasive soil moisture estimation
Stefano Gianessi
Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
now at: FINAPP s.r.l., Montegrotto Terme, 35036 Padova, Italy
Matteo Polo
FINAPP s.r.l., Montegrotto Terme, 35036 Padova, Italy
now at: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Luca Stevanato
FINAPP s.r.l., Montegrotto Terme, 35036 Padova, Italy
Marcello Lunardon
FINAPP s.r.l., Montegrotto Terme, 35036 Padova, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, 35100 Padova, Italy
Till Francke
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Sascha E. Oswald
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Hami Said Ahmed
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Arsenio Toloza
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Georg Weltin
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Gerd Dercon
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Emil Fulajtar
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Lee Heng
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Virtual Joint Field Campaign: a framework of synthetic landscapes to assess multiscale measurement methods of water storage T. Francke et al. 10.5194/gmd-18-819-2025
- Field Testing of Gamma-Spectroscopy Method for Soil Water Content Estimation in an Agricultural Field S. Becker et al. 10.3390/s24072223
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- Retrieving Soil Moisture from Sentinel-1: Limitations over Certain Crops and Sensitivity to the First Soil Thin Layer H. Bazzi et al. 10.3390/w16010040
- Incoming Neutron Flux Corrections for Cosmic‐Ray Soil and Snow Sensors Using the Global Neutron Monitor Network D. McJannet & D. Desilets 10.1029/2022WR033889
- Toward Large‐Scale Soil Moisture Monitoring Using Rail‐Based Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing D. Altdorff et al. 10.1029/2022WR033514
- Three years of soil moisture observations by a dense cosmic-ray neutron sensing cluster at an agricultural research site in north-east Germany M. Heistermann et al. 10.5194/essd-15-3243-2023
Latest update: 21 Feb 2025
Short summary
Soil moisture monitoring is important for many applications, from improving weather prediction to supporting agriculture practices. Our capability to measure this variable is still, however, limited. In this study, we show the tests conducted on a new soil moisture sensor at several locations. The results show that the new sensor is a valid and compact alternative to more conventional, non-invasive soil moisture sensors that can pave the way for a wide range of applications.
Soil moisture monitoring is important for many applications, from improving weather prediction...
