NS002
Agricultural Geophysics
Agricultural Geophysics
Session ID#: 75332
Session Description:
In order to support a growing world population, there is a strong demand to increase agricultural production. At the same time, the environmental footprint of agricultural production needs to be reduced by a more sustainable use of the limited available resources to reduce the use of agrochemicals, land degradation and greenhouse gas emissions while increasing productivity and profitability. In order to achieve this, detailed high-resolution information on the shallow subsurface is indispensable. Geophysical measurements provide a unique opportunity to rapidly and inexpensively map spatially continuous variations in soil properties across agricultural fields, and also allow monitoring of processes relevant for agricultural production (e.g. soil moisture, root water uptake, water and nutrient transport). This session seeks contributions that use geophysics to support all aspects of agricultural production, including the optimization of irrigation water and nutrient management practices, vineyard development, improved monitoring of the root zone, and the integration with agroecosystem models.
Index Terms:
0402 Agricultural systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1835 Hydrogeophysics [HYDROLOGY]
1842 Irrigation [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Erasmus K. Oware, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Conveners: Johan Alexander Huisman, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Jülich, Germany, Anja Klotzsche, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Juelich, Germany and Yuxin Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Erasmus K. Oware, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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