Forecasting of the Electromagnetic and Thermal Properties of Soils by the Study of Their Climatological Environment.
Abstract
For a number of years, efforts have been made to accumulate data on soil - particularly, electromagnetic and thermal properties. The ultimate purpose being a better understanding of the interaction of land mine detectors and the soil. Conventional field and laboratory efforts, up to the present, have not been able to develop sufficient confidence in estimating these properties over wide geographic areas and seasons of the year. This report evaluates the efforts to develop an innovative technique utilizing the available laboratory/field data with a climatological concept that estimates seasonal, soil-moisture behavior. Once the yearly variation of the moisture is established for an area, all other soil properties related to moisture can be predicted. Currently, the probability of success using this predictive technique is approaching 0.75. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA069283
Entities
People
- Louis Mittelman
- Robert A. Falls