Non-destructive multi-sensor core logging allows for rapid imaging and estimation of frozen bulk density and volumetric ice content in permafrost cores

Pumple, Joel; Monteath, Alistair; Harvey, Jordan; Roustaei, Mahya; Alvarez, Alejandro; Buchanan, Casey; Froese, Duane

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-489-2024

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Non-destructive multi-sensor core logging allows for rapid imaging and estimation of frozen bulk density and volumetric ice content in permafrost cores

Joel Pumple, Alistair Monteath, Jordan Harvey, Mahya Roustaei, Alejandro Alvarez, Casey Buchanan, and Duane Froese

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