Determination of pore size distribution and hydraulic properties using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry: A comparative study of laboratory methods

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Stingaciu, L R ^a   Weihermller, L ^a   Haber Pohlmeier, S ^b   Stapf, S ^c   Vereecken, H ^a   Pohlmeier, A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES; CLAY MIXTURES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CYLINDRICAL CAPILLARIES; FINE SAND; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LABORATORY METHODS; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; MERCURY INTRUSION; NMR RELAXATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXOMETRY; POROUS SAMPLES; RELAXIVITY; RETENTION CURVE; SAMPLE COMPOSITION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SATURATED MODEL; SILT LOAM SOILS; WATER RETENTION;

FUNCTION EVALUATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; MERCURY (METAL); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PORE SIZE; RESONANCE; SILT; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LABORATORY METHOD; LOAMY SAND; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; RETENTION; SILTY LOAM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 78249283261     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009WR008686     Document Type: Article

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