Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
HESS
Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3059-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3059-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
Research article
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22 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2023

A change in perspective: downhole cosmic-ray neutron sensing for the estimation of soil moisture

Daniel Rasche, Jannis Weimar, Martin Schrön, Markus Köhli, Markus Morgner, Andreas Güntner, and Theresa Blume

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We introduce passive downhole cosmic-ray neutron sensing (d-CRNS) as an approach for the non-invasive estimation of soil moisture in deeper layers of the unsaturated zone which exceed the observational window of above-ground CRNS applications. Neutron transport simulations are used to derive mathematical descriptions and transfer functions, while experimental measurements in an existing groundwater observation well illustrate the feasibility and applicability of the approach.
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