Feasibility of irrigation monitoring with cosmic-ray neutron sensors

• Verfasst von: Brogi, Cosimo [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bogena, Heye Reemt [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Köhli, Markus [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Huisman, Johan Alexander [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hendricks Franssen, Harrie-Jan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Dombrowski, Olga [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Feasibility of irrigation monitoring with cosmic-ray neutron sensors
• Verf.angabe: Cosimo Brogi, Heye Reemt Bogena, Markus Köhli, Johan Alexander Huisman, Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen, and Olga Dombrowski
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: 14 December 2022
• Umfang: 19 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 28.02.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems
• Ort Quelle: Göttingen : Copernicus Publ., 2012
• Jahr Quelle: 2022
• Band/Heft Quelle: 11(2022), 2, Seite 451-469
• ISSN Quelle: 2193-0864
• DOI: doi:10.5194/gi-11-451-2022
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1837672199

Abstract

Accurate soil moisture (SM) monitoring is key in irrigation as it can greatly improve water use efficiency. Recently, cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNSs) have been recognized as a promising tool in SM monitoring due to their large footprint of several hectares. CRNSs also have great potential for irrigation applications, but few studies have investigated whether irrigation monitoring with CRNSs is feasible, especially for irrigated fields with a size smaller than the CRNS footprint. Therefore, the aim of this study is to use Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the feasibility of monitoring irrigation with CRNSs.