A Low-Cost, In Situ Resistivity and Temperature Monitoring System

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 31-39

  Sherrod, Laura ^a   Sauck, William ^b   Werkema, D Dale ^c  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT RESISTIVITY; AUTONOMOUS MONITORING; CAMPBELL; DATALOGGER; ELECTRODE SPACING; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; IN-SITU; LOW COSTS; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESISTIVITY ARRAYS; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SATURATED ZONE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE DATA; TEMPERATURE MONITORING; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL RESISTIVITY;

GROUNDWATER; POLES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROBES;

COSTS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFILTRATION; PHREATIC ZONE; PROBE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84860605611     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2011.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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