A good understanding of the soil water content (SWC) distribution at the field scale is
essential to improve the management of water, soil and crops. Recent studies proved that
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) opens interesting perspectives in the determination
of the SWC distribution in 3 dimensions (3-D). This study was conducted (i) to check and
validate how ERT is able to monitor SWC distribution in a maize field during the late growing
season; and (ii) to investigate how maize plants and rainfall affect the dynamics of SWC …

A good understanding of the soil water content (SWC) distribution at the field scale is
essential to improve the management of water, soil and crops. Recent studies proved that
electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) opens interesting perspectives in the determination of
the SWC distribution in 3 dimensions (3-D). We conducted this study (1) to 5 check and
validate the sensitivity of ERT for monitoring SWC distribution in a maize field during the late
growing season; and (2) to investigate how maize plants and precipitations affect the …