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dc.contributor.advisorSlack, Donald C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSimas, Maria Joao Correia de, 1966-
dc.creatorSimas, Maria Joao Correia de, 1966-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-03T13:21:22Z
dc.date.available2013-04-03T13:21:22Z
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/278348
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to determine the soil moisture content by measuring the naturally occurring gamma radiation in the soil. A calibration procedure was developed both in laboratory and in the field. In the laboratory, two different sample sizes were used: three-inch diameter, and 18-inch diameter columns, both 15 cm long. Small size soil samples (three-inch diameter) cannot be used to predict the calibration curve in the field, whereas the larger soil samples (18-inch diameter) calibration may be used to predict the field calibration curve. The prediction limits for the calibration curve done in the field are of ±5%, which is an unacceptable level of precision. It was also observed that the distance between the detector and the soil should always be kept constant, and that the top 15 cm of the soil contribute to approximately 95% of the radiation measured at the soil surface.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture, Agronomy.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering, Agricultural.en_US
dc.titleSoil water determination by natural gamma radiation attenuationen_US
dc.typetexten_US
dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1353134en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b27952289en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-27T14:21:44Z
html.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to determine the soil moisture content by measuring the naturally occurring gamma radiation in the soil. A calibration procedure was developed both in laboratory and in the field. In the laboratory, two different sample sizes were used: three-inch diameter, and 18-inch diameter columns, both 15 cm long. Small size soil samples (three-inch diameter) cannot be used to predict the calibration curve in the field, whereas the larger soil samples (18-inch diameter) calibration may be used to predict the field calibration curve. The prediction limits for the calibration curve done in the field are of ±5%, which is an unacceptable level of precision. It was also observed that the distance between the detector and the soil should always be kept constant, and that the top 15 cm of the soil contribute to approximately 95% of the radiation measured at the soil surface.


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