In situ nuclear magnetic resonance response of permafrost and active layer soil in boreal and tundra ecosystems

Kass, M. Andy; Irons, Trevor P.; Minsley, Burke J.; Pastick, Neal J.; Brown, Dana R. N.; Wylie, Bruce K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

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14 Dec 2017

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In situ nuclear magnetic resonance response of permafrost and active layer soil in boreal and tundra ecosystems

M. Andy Kass, Trevor P. Irons, Burke J. Minsley, Neal J. Pastick, Dana R. N. Brown, and Bruce K. Wylie

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017-supplement

Data sets

Fire impacts on permafrost in Alaska: Geophysical and other field data collected in 2014 Minsley, B.J., Pastick, N.J., Wylie, B.K., Brown, D.R.N., and Kass, M.A https://doi.org/10.5066/F7959FM0

Short summary

Geophysical methods have wide applications to permafrost studies. We show that borehole nuclear magnetic resonance is a valuable geophysical tool to rapidly characterize the liquid water content and unfrozen pore space in warm permafrost through simulation and field study. This technique is also sensitive to the ice nucleation process in situ. This method, which is applicable in a variety of soil types, can be used for single observations or for time-lapse monitoring of permafrost changes.