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Estimating properties of a homogeneous bounded soil using machine learning models

Published: June 2, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2506.04256v1

By: Konstantinos Kalimeris, Leonidas Mindrinos, Nikolaos Pallikarakis

Potential Business Impact:

Figures out soil type from water wetness.

Business Areas:
Hydroponics Agriculture and Farming

This work focuses on estimating soil properties from water moisture measurements. We consider simulated data generated by solving the initial-boundary value problem governing vertical infiltration in a homogeneous, bounded soil profile, with the usage of the Fokas method. To address the parameter identification problem, which is formulated as a two-output regression task, we explore various machine learning models. The performance of each model is assessed under different data conditions: full, noisy, and limited. Overall, the prediction of diffusivity $D$ tends to be more accurate than that of hydraulic conductivity $K.$ Among the models considered, Support Vector Machines (SVMs) and Neural Networks (NNs) demonstrate the highest robustness, achieving near-perfect accuracy and minimal errors.

Country of Origin
🇬🇷 Greece

Page Count
35 pages

Category
Physics:
Geophysics