A universal calibration function for determination of soil moisture with cosmic-ray neutrons

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 453-460

  Franz, T E ^a   Zreda, M ^a   Rosolem, R ^a   Ferre, T P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENT; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; HYDROGEN; LAKES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NEUTRONS; ORGANIC CARBON; PROBES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; NEUTRON INTENSITIES; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE PROBES; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL VARIABILITIES; UNIVERSAL CALIBRATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAY; DATA SET; HYDROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84883058557     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-453-2013     Document Type: Article

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