How deep does the Veris EC signal reach?
As the Veris EC cart is pulled through the field, one pair of coulter-electrodes injects electrical current into the soil, while the other coulter-electrodes measure the voltage drop. While these coulter-electrodes only need to penetrate the soil a few inches, the electrical arrays employed by the Veris system investigate the soil to a depth of approximately 36″ (90cm). The Veris 3100 uses two EC arrays to map 0-1’(30 cm) and 0-3’ (90 cm) soil depths simultaneously. The Veris 2000XA uses a single array that is adjustable from 0-2’ (60 cm) up to 0-3’ (90 cm). The effective depths of electrical arrays such as these is well-documented in scientific literature. (Milsom, J. 1989. Field Geophysics.
