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Sensing and Measurement Techniques Applied in Agriculture and Forestry

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 2043

Special Issue Editor

Department of Environmental Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Doswiadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
Interests: soil texture; methods of determining the grain size distribution of soils; testing of soil water erosion using a single drop of simulated rainfall; adhesive energy of soil particles

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the current era of civilization development and activities aimed at sustainable development and environmental protection, agriculture and forestry are extremely important areas requiring special care. Providing adequate protection for soil and forest areas is not only important for the production of safe food but also water retention, prevention of droughts, production of necessary oxygen, and absorption of carbon dioxide. To ensure the necessary protection and sustainable development in the agriculture and forestry, it is essential to study and monitor the state of the environment constantly. Therefore, we would like to invite researchers involved in agriculture and forestry to publish their results in a Special Issue of Sensors, titled Sensing and Measurement Techniques Applied in Agriculture and Forestry. Let the publication in this issue be an opportunity to summarize your measurement methods and techniques and a basis for exchanging experience in the field of environmental protection.

Dr. Magdalena Ryżak
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • soil monitoring
  • soil protection
  • sensors in agriculture
  • sensors in forestry
  • measurement methods in agriculture
  • measurement methods in forestry
  • environmental protection

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Soil Deformation after Water Drop Impact—A Review of the Measurement Methods
by Rafał Mazur, Magdalena Ryżak, Agata Sochan, Michał Beczek, Cezary Polakowski and Andrzej Bieganowski
Sensors 2023, 23(1), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010121 - 23 Dec 2022
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Water erosion is an unfavorable phenomenon causing soil degradation. One of the factors causing water erosion is heavy or prolonged rainfall, the first effect of which is the deformation of the soil surface and the formation of microcraters. This paper presents an overview [...] Read more.
Water erosion is an unfavorable phenomenon causing soil degradation. One of the factors causing water erosion is heavy or prolonged rainfall, the first effect of which is the deformation of the soil surface and the formation of microcraters. This paper presents an overview of research methods allowing the study of microcraters as well as the process of their formation. A tabular summary of work on the measurements of various quantities describing the craters is presented. The said quantities are divided into three groups: (i) static quantities, (ii) dynamic quantities, and (iii) dimensionless parameters. The most important measurement methods used to study crater properties, such as (i) basic manual measurement methods, (ii) photography, (iii) high-speed imaging, (iv) profilometers, (v) 3D surface modelling, and (vi) computed tomography (CT) and its possibilities and limitations are discussed. The main challenges and prospects of research on soil surface deformation are also presented. Full article
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