The use of ground EM systems to accurately assess salt store and help define land management options, for salinity management

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-254

  Bennett, Donald L ^a   George, Richard J ^a   Whitfield, Ben ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromagnetics; EM31; EM34; EM38; EM39; Land management; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009431387     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG00249     Document Type: Article

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