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| Author(s): | Freeland, R. S.;
Sorochan, J. C.;
Goddard, M. J.;
McElroy, J. S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Freeland: Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department; Sorochan: Associate Professor; Goddard: Former Graduate Research Assistant; McElroy: Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences Department, The University of Tennessee, Knoxbille, Tennessee |
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| Title: | Using ground-penetrating radar to evaluate soil compaction of athletic turfgrass fields |
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| Section: | Information of electrical technologies
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| Source: | Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 24, No. 4, 2008, p. 509-514. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Best management practices; Clegg Impact Soil Tester; Compaction; Compaction stress; Cost efficiency; Firmness; Ground penetrating radar; Sports turf maintenance; Surface hardness; Surface quality; Traffic damage
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Repairing a compacted turfgrass athletic field is a laborious activity, requiring significant expense. The objective of this project is to develop a rapid survey method for mapping soil compaction that occurs from player trafficking. Once mapped, field managers can target compacted regions of their fields for site-specific remediation; thereby, reducing their labor and expenses. We developed a non-intrusive survey protocol employing ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and an ultra-high frequency antenna. The ultra-high frequency antenna probed to a very shallow depth, into the near-surface layers affected by foot -traffic compaction. We scanned a profile extending 50 cm beneath the turfgrass surface of a football field. The GPR survey supplied spatial patterns of soil compaction, and the horizon thickness of organic matter, sand, and the gravel-base substratum. The spatial patterns of the GPR data sets compared similarly to those patterns of surface hardness obtained using a Clegg Impact Soil Tester." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 10 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Freeland, R. S., J. C. Sorochan, M. J. Goddard, J. S. McElroy, and J. C. Sorochan. 2008. Using ground-penetrating radar to evaluate soil compaction of athletic turfgrass fields. Appl. Eng. Agric. 24(4):p. 509-514. |
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