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🗞 Peer-reviewed articles¶

🗓️ 2025¶

• Peruzzo, L., Werban, U., Pohle, M., Pavoni, M., Mary, B., Cassiani, G., Consoli, S., and Vanella, D.: High-resolution frequency-domain electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard, SOIL, 11, 811–831, Peruzzo et al. (2025), 2025.

• Burchard-Levine, V., Borra-Serrano, I., Peña, J. M., Kustas, W. P., Guerra, J. G., Dorado, J., et al. (2025). Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics. Irrig Sci 43, 65–85. doi: 10.1007/s00271-024-00931-9

• Fabbian, N., Cassiani, G., Mary, B., Schenato, L., Brezzi, L., and Cola, S. (2025). Characterization of Subsurface Heterogeneities in River Embankments Using Geophysical and Fiber Optic Techniques coupled with Saline Injection Testing. Can. Geotech. J., cgj-2025-0198. doi: 10.1139/cgj-2025-0198

🗓️ 2024¶

• Burchard-Levine, V., Guerra, J. G., Borra-Serrano, I., Nieto, H., Mesías-Ruiz, G., Dorado, J., et al. (2024). Evaluating the utility of combining high resolution thermal, multispectral and 3D imagery from unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor water stress in vineyards. Precision Agric 25, 2447–2476. doi: 10.1007/s11119-024-10179-0

• Peruzzo, L., Chou, C., Hubbard, S. S., Brodie, E., Uhlemann, S., Dafflon, B., et al. (2024). Outdoor mesoscale fabricated ecosystems: Rationale, design, and application to evapotranspiration. Science of The Total Environment 957, 177565. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177565

• Pavoni, M., Boaga, J., Peruzzo, L., Barone, I., Mary, B., and Cassiani, G. (2024). Characterization of a contaminated site using hydro-geophysical methods: from large-scale ert surface investigations to detailed ert and gpr cross-hole monitoring. Water 16, 1280. doi: 10.3390/w16091280

• Blanchy, G., McLachlan, P., Mary, B., Censini, M., Boaga, J., and Cassiani, G. (2024). Comparison of multi-coil and multi-frequency frequency domain electromagnetic induction instruments. Front. Soil Sci. 4, 1239497. doi: 10.3389/fsoil.2024.1239497

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🗓️ 2023¶

• Chou, C., Peruzzo, L., Falco, N., Hao, Z., Mary, B., Wang, J., et al. (2023). Improving evapotranspiration computation with electrical resistivity tomography in a maize field. Vadose Zone Journal, e20290.Chou et al. (2023).

• Mary, B., Iván, V., Meggio, F., Peruzzo, L., Blanchy, G., Chou, C., et al. (2023). Imaging of the electrical activity in the root zone under limited-water-availability stress: a laboratory study for Vitis vinifera. Biogeosciences 20, 4625–4650.doi:10.5194/bg-20-4625-2023.

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• Mary, B., Sottani, A., Boaga, J., Camerin, I., Deiana, R., and Cassiani, G. (2023). Non-invasive investigations of closed landfills: An example in a karstic area. Science of The Total Environment 905, 167083. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167083.

• Loiseau, B., Carrière, S. D., Jougnot, D., Singha, K., Mary, B., Delpierre, N., et al. (2023). The geophysical toolbox applied to forest ecosystems – A review. Science of The Total Environment 899, 165503.doi:0.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165503.

🗓️ 2022¶

• Carrera, A., Longo, M., Piccoli, I., Mary, B., Cassiani, G., and Morari, F. (2022). Electro-Magnetic Geophysical Dynamics under Conservation and Conventional Farming. Remote Sensing 14, 6243. doi: 10.3390/rs14246243.doi:10.3390/rs14246243

• Mary, B., Peruzzo, L., Wu, Y., and Cassiani, G. (2022). Advanced Potential Field Analysis Applied to Mise‐à‐la‐Masse Surveys for Leakage Detection. JGR Solid Earth 127. Mary et al. (2022)

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• Dimech, A., Cheng, L., Chouteau, M., Chambers, J., Uhlemann, S., Wilkinson, P., et al. (2022). A Review on Applications of Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Tomography Over the Last 30 Years : Perspectives for Mining Waste Monitoring. Surv Geophys. Dimech et al. (2022)

🗓️ 2021¶

• Mary, B., Peruzzo, L., Iván, V., Facca, E., Manoli, G., Putti, M., et al. (2021). Combining Models of Root-Zone Hydrology and Geoelectrical Measurements: Recent Advances and Future Prospects. Front. Water 3, 767910. Mary et al. (2021).

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• Garré, S., Hyndman, D., Mary, B., and Werban, U. (2021). Geophysics conquering new territories: The rise of “agrogeophysics.” Vadose zone j. 20. doi:10.1002/vzj2.20115.
  

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• Peruzzo, L., Liu, X., Chou, C., Blancaflor, E. B., Zhao, H., Ma, X., et al. (2021). Three‐channel electrical impedance spectroscopy for field‐scale root phenotyping. Plant phenome j. 4.Peruzzo et al. (2021).
  

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🗓️ 2020¶

• Peruzzo, L., Chou, C., Wu, Y., Schmutz, M., Mary, B., Wagner, F. M., et al. (2020). Imaging of plant current pathways for non-invasive root Phenotyping using a newly developed electrical current source density approach. Plant Soil 450, 567–584. Peruzzo et al. (2020).
  

• Mary, B., Peruzzo, L., Boaga, J., Cenni, N., Schmutz, M., Wu, Y., et al. (2020). Time-lapse monitoring of root water uptake using electrical resistivity tomography and Mise-à-la-Masse: a vineyard infiltration experiment. Soils and plants Mary et al. (2020).
  

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🗓️ <= 2019¶

• Mary, B., Vanella, D., Consoli, S., and Cassiani, G. (2019). Assessing the extent of citrus trees root apparatus under deficit irrigation via multi-method geo-electrical imaging. Sci Rep 9, 9913. Mary et al. (2019)

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• Mary, B., Peruzzo, L., Boaga, J., Schmutz, M., Wu, Y., Hubbard, S. S., et al. (2018). Small-scale characterization of vine plant root water uptake via 3-D electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse method. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 22, 5427–5444.Mary et al. (2018).
  

• Mary, B., Abdulsamad, F., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M., Mériaux, P., et al. (2017). Improvement of coarse root detection using time and frequency induced polarization: from laboratory to field experiments. Plant Soil 417, 243–259. Mary et al. (2017).
  

• Mary, B., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M., Mériaux, P., and Camerlynck, C. (2016). Mapping tree root system in dikes using induced polarization: Focus on the influence of soil water content. Journal of Applied Geophysics 135, 387–396.Mary et al. (2016).
  

• Mary, B., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M., Mériaux, P., and Baden, D. (2015). Preliminary Use of Ultrasonic Tomography Measurement to Map Tree Roots Growing in Earth Dikes. Physics Procedia 70, 965–969.Mary et al. (2015).
  

• Vennetier, M., Zanetti, C., Meriaux, P., and Mary, B. (2015). Tree root architecture: new insights from a comprehensive study on dikes. Plant Soil 387, 81–101. Vennetier et al. (2014).
  

🎤 Communications¶

Participation every year to international (AGU and EGU) and national conferences.

🗓️ 2025¶

• Peña J.M, Dorado J, de Castro A.I, Mary B, Fernández-Quintanilla C, Ortega R.A. Exploring gamma radiation technology for detailed mapping: a case study in Spain. ECPA Barcelona 2025. 15 th European Conference on Precision Agriculture

• M. Burguet, H. Nieto, M.E. Lucas-Borja, P. A. Plaza-Álvarez, J.M. Peña, G.A. Mesías, D. Campos, V. Burchard-Levine, M. Herrezuelo, B. Mary (PDF) GRwater: multiscale Earth Critical Zone monitoring for post-fire forest ecosystem management. Available from: researchgate. 3rd OZCAR TERENO international conference 2025

• H. Nieto, B. Mary, M. Burguet, V. Burchard-Levine, M. Herrezuelo, W. P. Kustas. From plant to landscape: using proximal and remote sensing observations to model water and energy fluxes in complex semi-arid ecosystems. 3rd OZCAR TERENO international conference 2025

• V. Burchard-Levine, H. Nieto, J. Pacheco-Labrador R. González-Cascón, D. Riaño, B. Mary , M.D. Raya-Sereno, M. Herrezuelo2 , A. Carrara and M.P. Martín. Exploring the relationship between functional diversity and water use efficiency in a semi-arid grassland using a multi-scale approach. Biospace 2025 (https://biospace25.esa.int/agenda/)

• M. Herrezuelo et al. Yield estimation in barley and wheat plots using Sentinel-2-derived biophysical traits and water availability metrics: Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture products (2025). Living Planet Symposium 2025.

• H. Nieto, V. Burchard, B. Mary. M. Herrezuelo, R. Guzinski. Evaluating Water and Energy Fluxes Using ECOSTRESS LST Imagery: Validation Against the ICOS’ Warm Winter 2020 Database (2025). Living Planet Symposium 2025.

• V. Burchard-Levine, H. Nieto, M.Pilar Martín, B. Mary, M.Dolores Raya-Sereno, M. Herrezuelo, A. Carrara. Implementing the three-source energy balance model with Copernicus-based inputs for improved evapotranspiration modeling over savanna ecosystems (2025). Living Planet Symposium 2025.

• R. Guzinski, H. Nieto, B. Mary, C. Kittel, M. Munk. Mapping of irrigation practices with current and future Sentinel satellites (2025). Living Planet Symposium 2025.

• L. Peruzzo, et al.. 2D and 3D ERT infiltration tests reveal water preferential flow and successive capillary redistribution along a vegetated hillslope (2025). GELMON2025.

• Peruzzo, L., Werban, U., Pohle, M., Pavoni, M., Mary, B., Cassiani, G., Consoli, S., and Vanella, D.: High-resolution near-surface electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, Peruzzo et al. (2025).

• Mary, B., Burchard-Levine, V., Herrezuelo, M. Á., Nieto, H., Lucas Borja, M. E., and García, M.: Modeling and geophysical monitoring to uncover surface and subsurface water flows in post-fire management, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-3785, Mary et al. (2025), 2025.

🗓️ 2024¶

• Peruzzo, L., Carrera, A., Mary, B., Cassiani, G., and Morari, F. (2024). ERT and EMI Characterization of the Spatiotemporal Variability of Agricultural and Forest Soils: Some Common Methodological Issues., in 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor), 259–264. doi: 10.1109/MetroAgriFor63043.2024.10948814

• Peruzzo, L., Carrera, A., Mary, B., Cassiani, G., & Morari, F. (2024, October). ERT and EMI characterization of the spatiotemporal variability of agricultural and forest soils: some common methodological issues. In 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor) (pp. 259-264). IEEE.

• A. Soszynska, et al.. Earth Observation system to Manage Africa’s food systems by Joint-knowledge of crop production and Irrigation digitization (2024). ESA ESRIN 2024. https://eo4agri2024.esa.int/

• B. Mary, M. Herrezuelo, V. Burchard-Levine, H. Nieto: Multi-scales evapotranspiration for blue and green water footprint delineation and accounting: a synthetic study. ESA ESRIN EO4Africa Conference 2024

• M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, V. F. Burchard Levine, B. Mary, H. Nieto Solana (2024). Harvest estimation in barley and wheat plots using Sentinel-2 Imagery. ESA Roma 2024.

• G. Cassiani, L. Peruzzo, M. Censini, B. Mary, and V. Iván (2024). Non-invasive monitoring of plant root activities in the framework of the Earth’s Critical Zone and soil-plant-atmosphere interactions. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria.

• L. Peruzzo, B. Mary, V. Burchard Levine, J. Guerra, M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, R. Lovera, A. Casas, G. Cassiani, H. Nieto, J. M. Peña (2024). Identification of long-term irrigation effect on plant water use from geophysical and proximal sensing observations: example of a vineyard. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria.

• M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, V. F. Burchard Levine, B. Mary, H. Nieto Solana (2024). Estimación de la cosecha en parcelas de cebada y trigo mediante teledetección. ICA Jornadas 2024 (Madrid, Spain)

• B. Mary, V. F. Burchard Levine (2024). . Seminarios ICA 2024 (Madrid, Spain)

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• H. Nieto Solana, B. Mary, M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, V. F. Burchard Levine (2024). Un esquema en Código Abierto para el seguimiento de la evapotranspiración real con datos Copernicus. AET 2024 (Cadiz, Spain)

• M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, V. F. Burchard Levine, B. Mary, H. Nieto Solana (2024). Estimación del rendimiento en parcelas de cebada y trigo mediante imágenes de Sentinel-2. AET 2024 (Cadiz, Spain)

• V. Burchard-Levine, H. Nieto, M. P. Martín, R. Gonzalez-Cascon, B. Mary, M. D. Raya-Sereno, D. Riaño, M. Herrezuelo, D. Pfitzer, A. Carrara (2024). Evaluación de un modelo de balance energético de tres fuentes para estimar los flujos de agua y energía en ecosistemas de dehesa mediante imágenes de satélite Copernicus AET 2024 (Cadiz, Spain)

• B. Mary, L. Delval, J. S. Bates, Miguel(1), M. A. Herrezuelo Bermúdez, V. F. Burchard Levine, H. Nieto Solana , M. Javaux (2024). Exploring water dynamics in a vineyard: a case study utilizing UAV thermal imaging for ET-metrics. AET 2024 (Cadiz, Spain)

🗓️ 2023¶

• Loiseau, B., Carriere, S. D., Jougnot, D., Singha, K., Mary, B., Delpierre, N., & Martin-StPaul, N. K. (2023). From characterizing water content to dynamics of forest ecosystems, geophysics has a lot to offer!. AGU23.

• Carrera A., Peruzzo L., Mary B., Cassiani G., Morari F. Monitoring soil compaction during a controlled irrigation experiment using multiple hydrogeophysical data. Agriculture and geophysics: Illuminating the subsurface! ETH Zürich, Switzerland 1st and 2nd February 2024

• Loiseau, B., Carrière, S. D., Jougnot, D., Singha, K., Mary, B., Delpierre, N., et al. (2023). Utilisation de la géophysique de proche-surface pour étudier les écosystemes forestiers. 13e Colloque GEOFCAN. 7 et 8 novembre 2023, Strasbourg

• A. Carrera, M. Longo, I. Piccoli, B. Mary, G. Cassiani, F. Morari. On the use of ERT and EMI for the assessment of hydrological impacts of different agricultural practices. The 41st National Conference of the GNGTS. 7th - 9th of February 2023 in Bologna.

• Cassiani et al The “true” meaning of Hydrogeophysics: integration of geophysical data with hydrological modeling. INTRUSION 2023. 3-5 juillet 2023. Campus Universitario Ernesto Quagliariello, Bari, Italy.

• Mary, B., Kaffas, K., Censini, M., Manca di Villahermosa, F. S., Dani, A., Verdone, M., Preti, F., Trucchi, P., Penna, D., and Cassiani, G.: Improved extraction of hydrologic information from geophysical data during an artificial hillslope infiltration, A European vision for hydrological observations and experimentation, Naples, Italy, 12–15 Jun 2023, GC8-Hydro-56, Mary et al. (2023), 2023.

• (Withdrawn) Mary, B., Kaffas, K., Censini, M., Manca di Villahermosa, F. S., Dani, A., Verdone, M., Preti, F., Trucchi, P., Penna, D., and Cassiani, G.: Supporting subsurface preferential flow in a small forested catchment from geophysical data and hydrological modelling , EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-5954, Mary et al. (2023), 2023.

• Mary, B. pyCATHY: a python wrapper for Data Assimilation in CATHY. CATchment HYdrology (CATHY) days. May 31st and June 1st, 2023 in San Vito di Cadore (IT).

🗓️ 2022¶

• Iván, V., Mary, B., Schwartz, N., Ghinassi, M., and Cassiani, G.: Spectral Induced Polarization: Laboratory measurements on artificial soils with varying water saturation, salinity and clay content, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-5638, Iván et al. (2022), 2022.

• Mary, B., Botto, A., Iván, V., Peruzzo, L., Chou, C., Wu, Y., Cassiani, G., and Camporese, M.: Assimilation of ERT data to improve Feddes parameters in a hydrological model during a root water uptake experiment, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-6648, Mary et al. (2022), 2022.

🗓️ 2021¶

• Cassiani, G., Mary, B., Boaga, J., Barone, I., and Ivan, V. (2021). Geophysical Imaging of the Root Zone: Methods, Implications and Outlook. in NSG2021 27th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (Hybrid, France: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers), 1–5. Cassiani et al. (2021).
  

• Mary, B., Iván, V., and Cassiani, G.: Root system monitoring using a mise-à-la-masse (MALM) extension to time-domain IP, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-2839, Mary et al. (2021).

• Iván, V., Mary, B., Blanchy, G., Weigand, M., and Garré, S.: Supporting successful data and codes sharing practices in agrogeophysics, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-12526, Iván et al. (2021).

🗓️ <= 2020¶

• B. Mary: The GROWING project, Gembloux seminar ‘Geophysics & Agriculture: the perfect match?’ on January 31st, 2020. http://www.soilbelgium.be/?p=3596

• B. Mary, F. Meggio, G. Blanchy, N. Cainelli, L. Peruzzo, J. Boaga, Y. Wu, S. Hubbard, B. Ruperti, A. Binley, G. Cassiani: Highlighting Grapevine Root Activity During a Partial Root Zone Drying in Rhizotron Using Geo-electrical Methods. AGU General Assembly (NS31A-0764) December 2019. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/585475. Bibcode: 2019AGUFMNS31A0764M

• B. Mary, J. Boaga, G. Cassiani, R. Deiana, Non-invasive investigation below an exhausted landfill located in karstic area, 38° convegno nazionale del GNGTS si terrà, Roma, Italy – November 2019 conference proceedings pdf - p.
  

• M. Palladino, B. Sica, S. Chiavarini, J. Rimauro, A. Salluzzo, B. Mary, J. Boaga, G. Cassiani, N. Romano, On reducing VOCs concentration from groundwater for irrigation purposes: A detailed monitoring program to test the stripping efficiency of a sprinkler system, in 2019 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and I, in Naples, Italy – June 2019
  

• Boaga J., Mary, B., Peruzzo L., Schmutz M., Wu Y., Hubbard SS, Cassiani G., 3D electrical resistivity tomography and Mise-à-la-Masse method as tools for the characterization of vine roots, In Fall AGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2019
  

• B. Mary, Geological settings characterization of a contaminated area in an urban context, 37° convegno nazionale del GNGTS si terrà, Bologna, Italy – November 2018 doi:0.6084/m9.figshare.19111823
  

• Mary, B., Boaga J., Peruzzo L., Schmutz M., Wu Y., Hubbard SS, Cassiani G., Small scale characterization of vine plant root zone via 3D electrical resistivity tomography and Mise-à-la-Masse method: a case study in a Bordeaux Vineyard, In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.PICO & proceedings

• Mary, B., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M., & Mériaux, P., Assessing vulnerability to vegetation growth on earth dikes using geophysical investigations, In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (Vol. 17, p. 15388).

• Mary, B., Vers le développement d’une méthode géophysique pour la détection de racines ligneuses implantée dans les sols d’ouvrages hydrauliques, Journées GFHN (Groupe Francophone Humidimétrie et TraNsferts en Milieux Poreux) Poster & proceedings

• Mary, B., Assessing vulnerability to vegetation growth on earth dikes using geophysical investigations, OT-Med Progress Meeting - Carry-Le-Rouet (FRANCE)

• Mary, B., Preliminary use of induced polarization measurement to study tree roots growing in earth dikes, 3rd International Workshop on Induced Polarization.

Invited¶

• Invited working group

  • Mary, B. An Open Catalogue to promote and guide agrogeophysics. Oral Presentation (Online). Biogeophysics for Climate Resilient Viticulture, January 27, 2022.

• Invited seminars

  • Padua University (Geosciences Department), Italy April 8th: Mary, B., From roots to landscape: integrating bio-geophysics with remote sensing to better understand vegetation water stress in agro-ecosystems. Link

  • ETH Zürich, Switzerland 1st and 2nd February 2024 (Agriculture and geophysics: Illuminating the subsurface!): Mary, B., Monitoring and modelling root-zone processes with geoelectrical methods. Link

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  • Madrid UPM, November 2022: Mary, B., The geophysical toolbox applied to the root zone: Methods, Implications and Outlook. Link

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  • Paris UPMC, November 2021: Mary, B., Geophysical Imaging of the Root Zone: challenging but still worth a try! In UMR METIS conference.

  • Paris UPMC, 25 mars 2015: Mary, B., Assessing vulnerability to vegetation growth on earth dikes using geophysical investigations. In UMR METIS conference.

• Keynote presentation for the GLOBAQUA project conference (Agadir, Morocco, October 2018)

• Keynote presentation for the Hydrogeophysics for the critical zone EGU PICO session (2018)

  • The use of hydro-geophysical monitoring for the identification of root-water-uptake patterns: ERT and MALM experiments in a vineyard, In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.