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In situ nuclear magnetic resonance response of permafrost and active layer soil in boreal and tundra ecosystems
Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, US Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, USA
now at: Hydrogeophysics Group, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Trevor P. Irons
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Burke J. Minsley
Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, US Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, USA
Neal J. Pastick
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA
Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Dana R. N. Brown
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Bruce K. Wylie
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, US Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA
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- Reliable noise measure in time-gated NMR data T. Irons et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggy318
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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.
Geophysical methods have wide applications to permafrost studies. We show that borehole nuclear...
