Using fiber optics to detect moisture intrusion into a landfill cap consisting of a vegetative soil barrier?

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1130-1148

  Weiss, Jonathan D ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MOISTURE; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

LAND FILL;

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FIBER OPTICS; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SIMULATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0041412654     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466268     Document Type: Article

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