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A Gamma Attenuation Unit and Logistic System for Monitoring Water Content of Large Soil Columns
Author(s) -
Cassell D. K.,
Nielson D. R.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr007i003p00731
Subject(s) - attenuation , environmental science , soil science , unit (ring theory) , water content , hydrology (agriculture) , remote sensing , geology , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , optics , physics , mathematics education
A gamma radiation attenuation unit was designed to monitor water contents of large cores of natural soil. A logistic system was developed that allows one person easily to maneuver and monitor soil cores as large as 1 foot in diameter and feet in height.