US20180038787A1 - Field Deployable Soil Observation Topographic Differential Absorption LiDAR (SOTDiAL) - Google Patents
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- Soil suction measurements and soil index properties are important to understanding unsaturated soil mechanics, slope stability, and geo-environmental properties of the soil for its intended use in the field of geotechnical engineering.
- Current practice requires expensive in situ instrumentation that must be installed and removed by personnel in the field.
- data collection is sparse (point-wise) and is collected from individually-calibrated devices.
- the present invention provides improved characterization of in situ conditions of soil in applications such as embankment slopes, open pit mines, or wildfire basins.
- the embodiments of the present invention have applicability in the fields of remote sensing, electrical engineering, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, and geo-environmental engineering.
- the present invention provides a field deployable SOTDiAL device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
- the present invention provides a device that is configured to remotely measure important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil.
- the present invention provides a SOTDiAL device will significantly advance the field by allowing for remote measurements of soil condition and soil properties.
- the present invention provides a device that reduces the time and costs associated with traditional laboratory classification of soil properties.
- the present invention provides a field deployable Soil Observation Topographic Differential Absorption LiDAR (SOTDiAL).
- SOTDiAL Soil Observation Topographic Differential Absorption LiDAR
- the device is a compact remote sensing system that is utilized to determine soil properties remotely.
- the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that is able to remotely-sense soil properties. Direct active and passive measurements made with the system are correlated with in situ soil suction (soil water potential) and index properties used to classify the soil (clay content, plasticity index).
- the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that is easily transportable to any site of interest and the occupation of a single point may provide 360-degree data with unsurpassed spatial and temporal resolution at a range of up to 1500 feet. 360-degrees of data collection may be obtained by configuring the light emitting device and optical aperture to be motorized
- the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that may be deployed to scan earthen dams and embankments, mine tailings, landfill liners, unstable slopes, post-wildfire burn basins, or any project where the soil properties may be of interest.
- the present invention provides a system that eliminates the need for the installation of expensive instrumentation networks or laboratory testing. Furthermore, the remote measurements may reduce the risk for sites that may be difficult to access or are hazardous to personnel.
- the present invention provides a soil analysis system that provides an optical remote sensing instrument having a data acquisition system and a tripod-based telescope which acts as the optical aperture of the system).
- the present invention provides a system wherein the data acquisition system consists of an active element where light energy is both transmitted and received by the system and a passive element where light energy is received by the device. In other embodiments, external light is used by the passive element.
- the present invention provides a system wherein active light energy is transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers arranged in a self-chirped homodyne laser detection scheme tuned to wavelengths of 823.3-nm and 847.0-nm.
- the wavelengths used by the active element correspond with water absorption and reflection characteristics.
- the wavelengths used by the passive element receive light range from the visual to the near-infrared spectrum (400-nm to 2500-nm).
- the active and passive elements of the system operate in tandem.
- laser light is emitted onto the surface of the soil, while the light is also received simultaneously into the instrument through the optical aperture.
- laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected back into the aperture of the system, while the system is adapted to use the remaining backscatter of sun light into the system.
- the present invention provides a system that analyzes the spectra of transmitted and received light and performs a correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface to determine in situ properties of the soil, including soil water potential (i.e. soil suction) and other important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil.
- soil water potential i.e. soil suction
- other important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a field deployable SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematics of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a dual-channel optical receiver design for a SOTDiAL instrument of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a reflectance ratio for KBr substrate material (100 percent KBr) and two percent mass fractions samples of Donna fill, Illite, and Kaolinite (98 percent KBr: 2 percent soil) for of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a computed absorption coefficient for kaolinite material as determined using the procedure presented in Paterson et al. (1977) and as determined using KBr absorption values for of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 shows WP-4, PPE, and FieldSpec-4 obtained measurements of the soil water characteristic curve, as developed for the Donna Fill Vis-NIR-Wet samples for of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 8A shows normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Dry spectra and 8 B) normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Wet spectra for of an embodiment of the present invention.
- system 10 includes a 2.5-ft. by 2.5-ft. by 2.5-ft. field box 100 (which contains the heart of the system as well as the data acquisition system), light emitting device 110 and optical aperture 120 , which may be a tripod-based telescope.
- Light emitting device 110 and aperture 120 are active, meaning that light energy is both transmitted and received by the device.
- optical aperture 120 may be a tripod-based telescope.
- active light energy may be transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers arranged in a self-chirped homodyne laser detection scheme tuned to wavelengths of 823.3-nm and 847.0-nm. These wavelengths correspond with water absorption and reflection characteristics.
- the second element of the device is passive, meaning that the light energy is only received by the device (where the sun is the source of light energy).
- the wavelengths of received light range from the visual to the near-infrared spectrum (400-nm to 2500-nm).
- light emitting device 110 and aperture 120 may be motorized. Configuring system 10 in this manner allows for the scanning of areas of interest such as earthen dams and embankments, mine tailings, landfill liners, unstable slopes, post-wildfire burn basins, or any other area where the soil properties may be of interest.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematics of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention.
- This embodiment includes telescope 200 , collimator 202 , beam expander 206 , three way coupler 208 , collimator 210 , optical isolator 212 , 823 band pass filter 214 , 847 band pass filter 216 , ASD field spec 4 217 , 50/50 coupler 218 , tapered amplifier 220 , beam splitter 221 , EO phase modulator 222 , balanced photodetector 224 , spectrum analyzer 226 , integrating sphere 228 , beam samplers 230 and 234 , integrating sphere 232 , beam shutters 236 and 240 , 823 nm laser 238 , optical isolators 237 and 242 , 847 nm laser 244 , laser controllers 246 and 247 , DAQ controller 250 , and user interface 252 (processor).
- FIG. 3 is a schematic of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of another embodiment of the present invention.
- This embodiment includes external cavity diode laser 310 and 312 ; optical isolator 314 ; dielectric mirror 316 ; shutters 318 and 320 ; beam sampler 322 ; integrating spheres 324 and 326 ; knife-edge mirror 328 ; fiberport collimation couplers 330 - 334 ; mach-zehnder-amplitude modulator 336 ; beamsplitter cube 338 ; tapered semiconductor optical amplifier 340 ; variable beam expander 342 adapted to transmit light; optical aperture 344 adapted to receive light; high-resolution field spectroradiometer 346 ; avalanche photodetector 348 ; balanced photodetector 350 ; and vector signal analyzer 352 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a dual-channel optical receiver 400 which may be used with a SOTDiAL instrument of the present invention.
- the active and passive elements of system 10 operate in tandem. Specifically, light energy, such as laser light, is emitted onto the surface of soil, while the light is also received simultaneously into the instrument through the optical aperture. The laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected into the aperture of the system, while the sun provides the remaining backscatter of light into the system.
- light energy such as laser light
- the laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected into the aperture of the system, while the sun provides the remaining backscatter of light into the system.
- FIG. 5 shows a reflectance ratio for KBr substrate material (100 percent KBr) and two percent mass fractions samples of Donna fill, illite, and kaolinite (98 percent KBr: 2 percent soil) for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a part of the methodology, used for validation tests, as applied to three different soil mixture types (Donna Fill, illite, and kaolinite).
- FIG. 6 shows a computed absorption coefficient for kaolinite material as determined using the procedure presented in Paterson et al. (1977) and as determined using KBr absorption values for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a part of the methodology, used for validation tests, as applied to kaolinite soil mixtures.
- FIG. 7 shows WP-4, PPE, and FieldSpec-4 obtained measurements of the soil water characteristic curve, as developed for the Donna Fill Vis-NIR-Wet samples for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of the application of the methodology to derive the soil water characteristic curve for Donna Fill soil. The results from this remotely-sensed methodology are compared to results obtained using traditional laboratory techniques.
- FIG. 8 shows normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Dry spectra and b) normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Wet spectra for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of the statistical application of the methodology to derive the soil plasticity characteristics, used for validation tests.
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A soil analysis system that provides a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/371,288 filed Aug. 5, 2016, and herein incorporated by reference.
- This invention was made with government support under No. OASRTRS-14-H-UARK awarded by the United States Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (U.S. DOT/OST-R) under Research and Innovation Technology Administration (RITA) Cooperative Agreement Award. The government has certain rights in the invention.
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- Soil suction measurements and soil index properties are important to understanding unsaturated soil mechanics, slope stability, and geo-environmental properties of the soil for its intended use in the field of geotechnical engineering. Current practice requires expensive in situ instrumentation that must be installed and removed by personnel in the field. Furthermore, data collection is sparse (point-wise) and is collected from individually-calibrated devices.
- Other current practices require soil samples to be obtained from the field and transported to a laboratory for testing. This practice is time-consuming and costly, while results have been shown to be poorly reproducible.
- In certain embodiments, the present invention provides improved characterization of in situ conditions of soil in applications such as embankment slopes, open pit mines, or wildfire basins. The embodiments of the present invention have applicability in the fields of remote sensing, electrical engineering, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, and geo-environmental engineering.
- In another embodiment, the present invention provides a field deployable SOTDiAL device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
- In another embodiment, the present invention provides a device that is configured to remotely measure important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil.
- In other embodiments, the present invention provides a SOTDiAL device will significantly advance the field by allowing for remote measurements of soil condition and soil properties.
- In other embodiments, the present invention provides a device that reduces the time and costs associated with traditional laboratory classification of soil properties.
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a field deployable Soil Observation Topographic Differential Absorption LiDAR (SOTDiAL). The device is a compact remote sensing system that is utilized to determine soil properties remotely.
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that is able to remotely-sense soil properties. Direct active and passive measurements made with the system are correlated with in situ soil suction (soil water potential) and index properties used to classify the soil (clay content, plasticity index).
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that is easily transportable to any site of interest and the occupation of a single point may provide 360-degree data with unsurpassed spatial and temporal resolution at a range of up to 1500 feet. 360-degrees of data collection may be obtained by configuring the light emitting device and optical aperture to be motorized
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a SOTDiAL system that may be deployed to scan earthen dams and embankments, mine tailings, landfill liners, unstable slopes, post-wildfire burn basins, or any project where the soil properties may be of interest.
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a system that eliminates the need for the installation of expensive instrumentation networks or laboratory testing. Furthermore, the remote measurements may reduce the risk for sites that may be difficult to access or are hazardous to personnel.
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a soil analysis system that provides an optical remote sensing instrument having a data acquisition system and a tripod-based telescope which acts as the optical aperture of the system).
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a system wherein the data acquisition system consists of an active element where light energy is both transmitted and received by the system and a passive element where light energy is received by the device. In other embodiments, external light is used by the passive element.
- In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a system wherein active light energy is transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers arranged in a self-chirped homodyne laser detection scheme tuned to wavelengths of 823.3-nm and 847.0-nm. In other embodiments, the wavelengths used by the active element correspond with water absorption and reflection characteristics. In other embodiments, the wavelengths used by the passive element receive light range from the visual to the near-infrared spectrum (400-nm to 2500-nm).
- In other embodiments, the active and passive elements of the system operate in tandem.
- In other embodiments, laser light is emitted onto the surface of the soil, while the light is also received simultaneously into the instrument through the optical aperture.
- In other embodiments, laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected back into the aperture of the system, while the system is adapted to use the remaining backscatter of sun light into the system.
- In other embodiments, the present invention provides a system that analyzes the spectra of transmitted and received light and performs a correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface to determine in situ properties of the soil, including soil water potential (i.e. soil suction) and other important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil.
- Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
- In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numerals may describe substantially similar components throughout the several views. Like numerals having different letter suffixes may represent different instances of substantially similar components. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, a detailed description of certain embodiments discussed in the present document.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a field deployable SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematics of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a dual-channel optical receiver design for a SOTDiAL instrument of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 shows a reflectance ratio for KBr substrate material (100 percent KBr) and two percent mass fractions samples of Donna fill, Illite, and Kaolinite (98 percent KBr: 2 percent soil) for of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 shows a computed absorption coefficient for kaolinite material as determined using the procedure presented in Paterson et al. (1977) and as determined using KBr absorption values for of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 shows WP-4, PPE, and FieldSpec-4 obtained measurements of the soil water characteristic curve, as developed for the Donna Fill Vis-NIR-Wet samples for of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIGS. 8A shows normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Dry spectra and 8B) normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Wet spectra for of an embodiment of the present invention. - Detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed method, structure or system. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting, but rather to provide an understandable description of the invention.
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FIG. 1 , the present invention provides a field deployableSOTDiAL system 10 that is an optical remote sensing instrument. In one preferred embodiment,system 10 includes a 2.5-ft. by 2.5-ft. by 2.5-ft. field box 100 (which contains the heart of the system as well as the data acquisition system),light emitting device 110 andoptical aperture 120, which may be a tripod-based telescope.Light emitting device 110 andaperture 120 are active, meaning that light energy is both transmitted and received by the device. In other aspects of the present invention,optical aperture 120 may be a tripod-based telescope. - In a preferred embodiment, active light energy may be transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers arranged in a self-chirped homodyne laser detection scheme tuned to wavelengths of 823.3-nm and 847.0-nm. These wavelengths correspond with water absorption and reflection characteristics.
- The second element of the device is passive, meaning that the light energy is only received by the device (where the sun is the source of light energy). For the passive portion of the device, the wavelengths of received light range from the visual to the near-infrared spectrum (400-nm to 2500-nm).
- In yet other embodiments, light emitting
device 110 andaperture 120 may be motorized. Configuringsystem 10 in this manner allows for the scanning of areas of interest such as earthen dams and embankments, mine tailings, landfill liners, unstable slopes, post-wildfire burn basins, or any other area where the soil properties may be of interest. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematics of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment includestelescope 200,collimator 202,beam expander 206, threeway coupler 208,collimator 210,optical isolator band pass filter ASD field spec 4 217, 50/50coupler 218, taperedamplifier 220,beam splitter 221,EO phase modulator 222,balanced photodetector 224,spectrum analyzer 226, integratingsphere 228,beam samplers sphere 232,beam shutters nm laser 238,optical isolators nm laser 244,laser controllers DAQ controller 250, and user interface 252 (processor). -
FIG. 3 is a schematic of the individual components of the SOTDiAL device of another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment includes externalcavity diode laser optical isolator 314;dielectric mirror 316;shutters beam sampler 322; integratingspheres edge mirror 328; fiberport collimation couplers 330-334; mach-zehnder-amplitude modulator 336;beamsplitter cube 338; tapered semiconductoroptical amplifier 340;variable beam expander 342 adapted to transmit light;optical aperture 344 adapted to receive light; high-resolution field spectroradiometer 346;avalanche photodetector 348;balanced photodetector 350; andvector signal analyzer 352. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a dual-channeloptical receiver 400 which may be used with a SOTDiAL instrument of the present invention. Dual-channeloptical receiver 400 includeshousing 401 which may be affixed to back of atelescope 402 which may be catadioptric and have a field aperture, Ø=203.2 mm, f/10, f=2003 mm.Housing 401 may include uncoated N-BK7 biconvex lens 404, f=50 mm; manuallyadjustable iris diaphragm 406; uncoated N-BK7spherical lens 408, f=50 mm; •uncoated broad transmission, 50/50 polka-dot beamsplitter 410; narrow bandpass filters 412-413; NIR-coated fiberport 414, f=4.6 mm; NIR-coatedachromatic doublets aspheric lenses primary mirrors 424 andsecondary mirrors 426. - In use, the active and passive elements of
system 10 operate in tandem. Specifically, light energy, such as laser light, is emitted onto the surface of soil, while the light is also received simultaneously into the instrument through the optical aperture. The laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected into the aperture of the system, while the sun provides the remaining backscatter of light into the system. - Through analysis of the spectra of transmitted and received light and correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface, calculations are made to determine in situ properties of the soil, including soil water potential (i.e. soil suction) and important index properties of the soil that are utilized in classification of the soil, including plasticity and fines content of the soil. See Garner, C. D., 2017, “Development of a Multiband Remote Sensing System for Determination of Unsaturated Soil Properties,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ariz. and Salazar, S. E., 2017, “Development of a Multimode Instrument for Remote Measurements of Unsaturated Soil Properties,” Ph.D. dissertation proposal, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ariz. Both of these references are incorporated herein by reference.
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FIG. 5 shows a reflectance ratio for KBr substrate material (100 percent KBr) and two percent mass fractions samples of Donna fill, illite, and kaolinite (98 percent KBr: 2 percent soil) for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a part of the methodology, used for validation tests, as applied to three different soil mixture types (Donna Fill, illite, and kaolinite). -
FIG. 6 shows a computed absorption coefficient for kaolinite material as determined using the procedure presented in Paterson et al. (1977) and as determined using KBr absorption values for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a part of the methodology, used for validation tests, as applied to kaolinite soil mixtures. -
FIG. 7 shows WP-4, PPE, and FieldSpec-4 obtained measurements of the soil water characteristic curve, as developed for the Donna Fill Vis-NIR-Wet samples for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of the application of the methodology to derive the soil water characteristic curve for Donna Fill soil. The results from this remotely-sensed methodology are compared to results obtained using traditional laboratory techniques. -
FIG. 8 shows normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Dry spectra and b) normalized predicted values compared to the normalized measured values for the Vis-NIR-Wet spectra for of an embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of the statistical application of the methodology to derive the soil plasticity characteristics, used for validation tests. - While the foregoing written description enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The disclosure should therefore not be limited by the above described embodiments, methods, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
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1. A soil analysis system that provides a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface comprising: an active element where light energy is both transmitted and received and a passive element where light energy is received.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein external light is used by said passive element.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein active light energy is transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein active light energy is transmitted by two low-power cavity diode lasers arranged in a self-chirped homodyne laser detection scheme tuned to wavelengths of 823.3-nm and 847.0-nm.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the wavelengths used by said active element corresponds with water absorption and reflection characteristics.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the wavelengths used by said passive element receives light range from the visual to the near-infrared spectrum (400-nm to 2500-nm).
7. The system of claim 1 wherein said active and passive elements of the system operate in tandem.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein laser light is emitted onto the surface of a soil, while light is also received simultaneously through said optical aperture.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere and light energy is reflected back into said aperture of the system.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the system is adapted to also use the remaining backscatter of sun light.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the system analyzes the spectra of transmitted and received light and performs a correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface to determine in situ properties of the soil, including soil water potential (i.e. soil suction).
12. The system of claim 1 wherein said optical aperture is a tripod-based telescope.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein said light emitting device and said optical aperture are motorized.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein said light emitting device and said optical aperture are motorized and provide a 360-degrees of data collection.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein the spatial and temporal resolution are up to 1500 feet.
16. A method of performing soil analysis comprising the steps of: providing a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface, said field deployable device having an active element where light energy is both transmitted and received and a passive element where light energy is received by the device.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein external light is used by said passive element.
18. The system of claim 16 wherein the wavelengths used by said active element correspond with water absorption and reflection characteristics.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein said active and passive elements of the system operate in tandem.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein said light energy is a laser light that is emitted onto the surface of a soil, while light is also received simultaneously through said optical aperture.
21. The method of claim 16 wherein laser light is partially scattered into the atmosphere, but some light energy is reflected back into the aperture of the system, while the remaining backscatter of sun light into the system.
22. The system of claim 21 wherein based on the spectra of transmitted and received light a correlation is performed with relative humidity at the soil surface to determine in situ properties of the soil, including soil water potential (i.e. soil suction), plasticity and fines content of the soil.
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