Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer
Abstract
Soil penetrometers capable of measuring soil reflectance along the direction of insertion of the penetrometer are provided. The penetrometer can house an array of sensors, such as, for example, a Vis-NIR reflectance sensor, a load cell, a displacement sensor, and a moisture sensor. The reflectance data collected using the penetrometer can allow the interpretation and quantification of soil constituents and contaminants at high vertical resolution, such as 3 cm or more.
Subject
E02D 1/027G01J 3/0208
G01J 3/0272
G01J 3/0291
G01J 3/108
G01N 21/01
G01N 21/8507
G01N 33/24
G01N 33/246
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Citation
Morgan, Cristine; Ge, Yuefeng; Brown, David; Bricklemyer, Ross (2019). Vis-NIR equipped soil penetrometer. United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /177873.