Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry in soil science applications

Open Magnetic Resonance Journal

Volumn 3, Issue SPEC. ISS.1, 2010, Pages 15-26

  Bayer, Julia V ^a   Jaeger, Fabian ^a   Schaumann, Gabriele E ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

NMR relaxometry; Porous media; Soil; Swelling; Water; Wetting

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; ION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARAMAGNETIC ION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BIOFILM; COMPLEX FORMATION; COVALENT BOND; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PEAT SOIL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXOMETRY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SWELLING; SOIL WATER INTERACTION; SOIL WETTING;

EID: 84857914392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18747698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874769801003010015     Document Type: Review

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