Published March 2017 | Version v1
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Description and field installation of a cosmic ray soil moisture sensor. Chapter 2

Creators

  • 1. School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE (United States)
  • 2. HydroInnova LLC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  • 3. Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Subprogramme, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

Description

In this Chapter description of the equipment, installation tools and other practical issues related to installing a CRNS in the field was provided. A step-by-step instruction on installing a sensor was also provided. The general potential format of raw data is discussed, as are data levels related to various degrees of processing of the raw data. (author)

Part of:
Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: Use, Calibration and Validation for Soil Moisture Estimation

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/TE-1809_web.pdf; http://www.iaea.org/books;

Publishing Information

ISBN
978-92-0-101017-9
Imprint Title
Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: Use, Calibration and Validation for Soil Moisture Estimation
Imprint Pagination
50 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 19-27
ISSN
1011-4289
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--1809

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48037522
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC RADIATION; FORMATES; INSTALLATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE GAGES; NEUTRON PROBES; SENSORS; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PROBES; RADIATIONS

Optional Information

Notes
1 ref., figs., tab. Imprint:CD-ROM attached to the printed IAEA TECDOC 1809 containing CRNS data