Assessing the feasibility of a directional cosmic-ray neutron sensing sensor for estimating soil moisture

<p><strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a non-invasive tool for measuring hydrogen pools such as soil moisture, snow or vegetation. The intrinsic integration over a radial hectare-scale footprint is a clear adv...

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Hauptverfasser: Francke, Till (VerfasserIn) , Heistermann, Maik (VerfasserIn) , Köhli, Markus (VerfasserIn) , Budach, Christian (VerfasserIn) , Schrön, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Oswald, Sascha (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 16 February 2022
In: Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 11, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-18
ISSN:2193-0864
DOI:10.5194/gi-11-75-2022
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Verfasserangaben:Till Francke, Maik Heistermann, Markus Köhli, Christian Budach, Martin Schrön and Sascha E. Oswald

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