Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1125-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1125-2015
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02 Mar 2015
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Quantitative high-resolution observations of soil water dynamics in a complicated architecture using time-lapse ground-penetrating radar

P. Klenk, S. Jaumann, and K. Roth

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In this study, we analyze a set of high-resolution, surface-based, 2-D ground-penetrating radar (GPR) observations of artificially induced subsurface water dynamics. In particular, we place close scrutiny on the evolution of the capillary fringe in a highly dynamic regime with surface-based time-lapse GPR. We thoroughly explain all observed phenomena based on theoretical soil physical considerations and numerical simulations of both subsurface water flow and the expected GPR response.