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Research article
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09 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 09 Mar 2018
Intercomparison of cosmic-ray neutron sensors and water balance monitoring in an urban environment
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Steffen Zacharias
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Gary Womack
Hydroinnova LLC, Albuquerque, USA
Markus Köhli
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Physikalisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Darin Desilets
Hydroinnova LLC, Albuquerque, USA
Sascha E. Oswald
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Jan Bumberger
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Hannes Mollenhauer
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Simon Kögler
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Paul Remmler
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Mandy Kasner
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Institute of Geosciences and Geography, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Astrid Denk
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Dep. of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Peter Dietrich
Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a unique technology to monitor water storages in complex environments, non-invasively, continuously, autonomuously, and representatively in large areas. However, neutron detector signals are not comparable per se: there is statistical noise, technical differences, and locational effects. We found out what it takes to make CRNS consistent in time and space to ensure reliable data quality. We further propose a method to correct for sealed areas in the footrint.
Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a unique technology to monitor water storages in complex...
