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@ARTICLE{Mboh:22938,
author = {Mboh, C.M. and Huisman, J.A. and Zimmermann, E. and
Vereecken, H.},
title = {{C}oupled {H}ydrogeophysical {I}nversion of {S}treaming
{P}otential {S}ignals for {U}nsaturated {S}oil {H}ydraulic
{P}roperties},
journal = {Vadose zone journal},
volume = {11},
number = {2},
issn = {1539-1663},
address = {Madison, Wis.},
publisher = {SSSA},
reportid = {PreJuSER-22938},
year = {2012},
note = {C.M. Mboh and J. A. Huisman gratefully acknowledge support
by Grants HU1312/2-1 and HU1312/2-2 of the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.},
abstract = {Streaming potential (SPs) is the electric potential
generated by fluid flow in a charged porous medium. The SPs
signals are related to pore water velocity, bulk electrical
conductivity, pore water charge excess, and soil porosity.
While several studies have estimated hydraulic properties of
the saturated zone from SPs, there have been fewer attempts
to infer unsaturated hydraulic properties from SPs. From
numerical and laboratory experiments in which infiltration
and subsequent drainage was monitored with nonpolarizable
Ag/AgCl electrodes and tensiometers, we showed that it is
feasible to estimate three key Mualemvan Genuchten hydraulic
parameters (fitting parameters alpha and n and saturated
hydraulic conductivity K-s) and Archie's saturation exponent
(n(a)) using a coupled hydrogeophysical inversion approach.
In addition to a reasonably good estimate of n(a), coupled
hydrogeophysical inversion of actual SPs measurements during
drainage provided estimates of alpha, n, and K-s that were
comparable to those obtained from an independent inversion
of the tensiometric data (matric heads). We concluded that
coupled hydrogeophysical inversion of time-lapse SPs signals
is a promising method for hydraulic characterization of the
vadose zone. Accurate modeling of SPs signals is essential
for reliable inversion results, but there is still debate
about the appropriate model for the voltage coupling
coefficient at partial saturation. Our experimental data
showed a nonlinear and monotonic decrease in the absolute
voltage coupling coefficient with decreasing saturation. A
comparison of several available models with our experimental
data showed that models that consider the relative
permeability and the relative electrical conductivity in
addition to the saturated coupling coefficient and water
saturation were most appropriate.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {Terrestrische Umwelt},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407},
shelfmark = {Environmental Sciences / Soil Science / Water Resources},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000306830700017},
doi = {10.2136/vzj2011.0115},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/22938},
}