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15 Oct 2025
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High-resolution frequency-domain electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard
Luca Peruzzo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via G. Gradenigo 6, 35131, Padua, Italy
Ulrike Werban
Department of Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Marco Pohle
Department of Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Mirko Pavoni
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via G. Gradenigo 6, 35131, Padua, Italy
Benjamin Mary
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Calle de Serrano 115, Madrid 28006, Spain
Giorgio Cassiani
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via G. Gradenigo 6, 35131, Padua, Italy
Simona Consoli
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95128, Catania, Italy
Daniela Vanella
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95128, Catania, Italy
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Both spatial and temporal information is important in agriculture. Information regarding the aboveground variables is ever increasing in terms of density and precision. On the contrary, belowground information lags behind and has been typically limited to time series. This study uses methods that map the subsurface spatial variability. Numerical simulations of aboveground and belowground water fluxes are then based on such spatial information and additional time-oriented datasets that are common in agriculture.
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