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most citedModelling soil water conent in a tomato field: proximal gamma ray spectroscopy and soil-crop system models

54 citations · 244 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.ed-ph2019★ 5 cited

Training Future Engineers to Be Ghostbusters: Hunting for the Spectral Environmental Radioactivity

Matteo Albéri, Marica Baldoncini, Carlo Bottardi +6

Although environmental radioactivity is all around us, the collective public imagination often associates a negative feeling to this natural phenomenon. To increase the familiarity…

physics.geo-ph2018★ 51 cited

Biomass water content effect on soil moisture assessment via proximal gamma-ray spectroscopy

Marica Baldoncini, Matteo Alberi, Carlo Bottardi +4

Proximal gamma-ray spectroscopy supported by adequate calibration and correction for growing biomass is an effective field scale technique for a continuous monitoring of top soil w…

physics.geo-ph2018★ 45 cited

Investigating the potentialities of Monte Carlo simulation for assessing soil water content via proximal gamma-ray spectroscopy

Marica Baldoncini, Matteo Alberi, Carlo Bottardi +4

Proximal gamma-ray spectroscopy recently emerged as a promising technique for non-stop monitoring of soil water content with possible applications in the field of precision farming…

physics.geo-ph2018★ 54 cited

Modelling soil water conent in a tomato field: proximal gamma ray spectroscopy and soil-crop system models

Virginia Strati, Matteo Alberi, Stefano Anconelli +11

Proximal soil sensors are taking hold in the understanding of soil hydrogeological processes involved in precision agriculture. In this context, permanently installed gamma ray spe…

physics.ins-det2018★ 47 cited

Accuracy of Flight Altitude Measured with Low-Cost GNSS, Radar and Barometer Sensors: Implications for Airborne Radiometric Surveys

Matteo Alberi, Marica Baldoncini, Carlo Bottardi +9

Flight height is a fundamental parameter for correcting the gamma signal produced by terrestrial radionuclides measured during airborne surveys. The frontiers of radiometric measur…

physics.app-ph2017★ 30 cited

Exploring atmospheric radon with airborne gamma-ray spectroscopy

Marica Baldoncini, Matteo Albéri, Carlo Bottardi +4

Rn is a noble radioactive gas produced along the U decay chain, which is present in the majority of soils and rocks. As Rn is the most relevant source of na…

physics.app-ph2017★ 12 cited

Airborne gamma-ray spectroscopy for modeling cosmic radiation and effective dose in the lower atmosphere

Marica Baldoncini, Matteo Albéri, Carlo Bottardi +4

In this paper we present the results of a 5 hour airborne gamma-ray survey carried out over the Tyrrhenian sea in which the height range (77-3066) m has been investigated. Ga…