Seasonal variation of moisture content in unsaturated sandstone inferred from borehole radar and resistivity profiles

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 160-172

  Binley, Andrew ^a   Winship, Peter ^a   West, L Jared ^b   Pokar, Magdeline ^b   Middleton, Roy ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground penetrating radar; Resistivity; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; MOISTURE; RADAR; SEDIMENTS; WETTING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

SANDSTONE;

GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; SANDSTONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VADOSE ZONE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037108330     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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