Optimized slim-line logging NMR tool to measure soil moisture in situ

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 233, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-79

  Perlo, Josefina ^a   Danieli, Ernesto ^a   Perlo, Juan ^b   Blümich, Bernhard ^a   Casanova, Federico ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Magritek GmbH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Borehole NMR; Permanent magnets; Rf coil magnet shield coupling; Signal to noise ratio; Single sided NMR; Soil moisture determination

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH (PLANET); MAGNETS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC LOGGING; PERMANENT MAGNETS; RADIO WAVES; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; EARTH SURFACE; NMR MEASUREMENTS; RADIO FREQUENCY COILS; RF COIL; SINGLE-SIDED NMR; VADOSE ZONE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84878690968     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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