E-tracers: Development of a low cost wireless technique for exploring sub-surface hydrological systems

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3157-3160

  Bagshaw, Elizabeth A ^a   Burrow, Stephen ^a   Wadham, Jemma L ^a   Bowden, James ^a   Lishman, Ben ^a   Salter, Mike ^a   Barnes, Richard ^a   Nienow, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Subglacial water pressure; Tracing; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; LOW COSTS; PROGLACIAL; RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS; ROBUST SENSOR; SECOND GENERATION; SENSOR IDENTIFICATION; SUB-SURFACES; TRACING; WATER PRESSURES; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS TECHNIQUES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

SENSORS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPLORATION; GLACIER; HYDROLOGY; SENSOR; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84866181103     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9451     Document Type: Article

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