Paper Info
Title
Investigation Of Diurnal Fluctuations Of Heat And Water Distributions Around Landmines Impacted By Soil Heterogeneity
Abstract
The environment in which landmines are placed is heterogeneous. Such differences in soil type, packing and moisture, combined with changes in surface and climate conditions can oftentimes mask the presence of a mine. Understanding the impact of heterogeneity on heat and mass transfer behavior near landmines is paramount to properly identifying landmine locations for demining operations. This study investigates the impact of soil heterogeneity on soil moisture and temperature distributions around buried objects to increase understanding of environmental conditions most dynamic to mine detection performance. A ten-day field experiment was conducted with sensors monitoring atmospheric, surface, and subsurface conditions relative to four different conditions associated with landmine emplacement. Experimental results demonstrate distinct behaviors in soil moisture and temperature distributions above and around buried objects that change due to soil heterogeneity and different climate conditions (i.e., temperature and rain events).
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9324035
IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
Infrared thermal imaging, soil moisture, mine detection, surface temperature, modeling
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
B. M. Wallen100.68
William C. Wright201.01
Christopher E. Oxendine300.68