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08 Oct 2012
The GPlates Geological Information Model and Markup Language
X. Qin, R. D. Müller, J. Cannon, T. C. W. Landgrebe, C. Heine, R. J. Watson, and M. Turner
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 111–134, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-111-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-111-2012, 2012 | 64,146 views
18 Dec 2013
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The surface temperatures of Earth: steps towards integrated understanding of variability and change
C. J. Merchant, S. Matthiesen, N. A. Rayner, J. J. Remedios, P. D. Jones, F. Olesen, B. Trewin, P. W. Thorne, R. Auchmann, G. K. Corlett, P. C. Guillevic, and G. C. Hulley
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 305–321, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-305-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-305-2013, 2013 | 19,564 views
02 Jun 2022
GeoAI: a review of artificial intelligence approaches for the interpretation of complex geomatics data
Roberto Pierdicca and Marina Paolanti
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 11, 195–218, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-195-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-195-2022, 2022 | 13,212 views
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25 Sep 2014
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A framework for benchmarking of homogenisation algorithm performance on the global scale
K. Willett, C. Williams, I. T. Jolliffe, R. Lund, L. V. Alexander, S. Brönnimann, L. A. Vincent, S. Easterbrook, V. K. C. Venema, D. Berry, R. E. Warren, G. Lopardo, R. Auchmann, E. Aguilar, M. J. Menne, C. Gallagher, Z. Hausfather, T. Thorarinsdottir, and P. W. Thorne
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 187–200, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-187-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-187-2014, 2014 | 11,345 views
06 Feb 2013
Towards a muon radiography of the Puy de Dôme
C. Cârloganu, V. Niess, S. Béné, E. Busato, P. Dupieux, F. Fehr, P. Gay, D. Miallier, B. Vulpescu, P. Boivin, C. Combaret, P. Labazuy, I. Laktineh, J.-F. Lénat, L. Mirabito, and A. Portal
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 55–60, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-55-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-55-2013, 2013 | 10,634 views
17 Jun 2013
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Muon radiography for exploration of Mars geology
S. Kedar, H. K. M. Tanaka, C. J. Naudet, C. E. Jones, J. P. Plaut, and F. H. Webb
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 157–164, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-157-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-157-2013, 2013 | 10,537 views
28 Mar 2018
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Investigation of a low-cost magneto-inductive magnetometer for space science applications
Leonardo H. Regoli, Mark B. Moldwin, Matthew Pellioni, Bret Bronner, Kelsey Hite, Arie Sheinker, and Brandon M. Ponder
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 7, 129–142, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-129-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-129-2018, 2018 | 10,105 views
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04 Feb 2019
Shallow geophysical techniques to investigate the groundwater table at the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Sharafeldin M. Sharafeldin, Khalid S. Essa, Mohamed A. S. Youssef, Hakan Karsli, Zein E. Diab, and Nilgun Sayil
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 29–43, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-29-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-29-2019, 2019 | 9,807 views
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21 Nov 2012
Optimization of CPMG sequences to measure NMR transverse relaxation time T2 in borehole applications
M. Ronczka and M. Müller-Petke
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 197–208, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-197-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-197-2012, 2012 | 9,628 views
19 Feb 2013
A new permanent multi-parameter monitoring network in Central Asian high mountains – from measurements to data bases
T. Schöne, C. Zech, K. Unger-Shayesteh, V. Rudenko, H. Thoss, H.-U. Wetzel, A. Gafurov, J. Illigner, and A. Zubovich
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 97–111, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-97-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-97-2013, 2013 | 8,969 views
22 Apr 2020
Daedalus: a low-flying spacecraft for in situ exploration of the lower thermosphere–ionosphere
Theodoros E. Sarris, Elsayed R. Talaat, Minna Palmroth, Iannis Dandouras, Errico Armandillo, Guram Kervalishvili, Stephan Buchert, Stylianos Tourgaidis, David M. Malaspina, Allison N. Jaynes, Nikolaos Paschalidis, John Sample, Jasper Halekas, Eelco Doornbos, Vaios Lappas, Therese Moretto Jørgensen, Claudia Stolle, Mark Clilverd, Qian Wu, Ingmar Sandberg, Panagiotis Pirnaris, and Anita Aikio
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 153–191, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-153-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-153-2020, 2020 | 8,861 views
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26 Jul 2016
Optimal site selection for sitting a solar park using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographical information systems
Andreas Georgiou and Dimitrios Skarlatos
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 5, 321–332, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-321-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-321-2016, 2016 | 8,502 views
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20 Dec 2013
Drilling cores on the sea floor with the remote-controlled sea floor drilling rig MeBo
T. Freudenthal and G. Wefer
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 329–337, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-329-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-329-2013, 2013 | 8,495 views
11 Feb 2015
Image georectification and feature tracking toolbox: ImGRAFT
A. Messerli and A. Grinsted
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 23–34, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-23-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-23-2015, 2015 | 8,434 views
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21 Feb 2013
Aalto-1 nanosatellite – technical description and mission objectives
A. Kestilä, T. Tikka, P. Peitso, J. Rantanen, A. Näsilä, K. Nordling, H. Saari, R. Vainio, P. Janhunen, J. Praks, and M. Hallikainen
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 121–130, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-121-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-121-2013, 2013 | 8,291 views
05 Jul 2013
LAPM: a tool for underwater large-area photo-mosaicking
Y. Marcon, H. Sahling, and G. Bohrmann
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 189–198, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-189-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-189-2013, 2013 | 8,278 views
06 Sep 2019
Low-noise permalloy ring cores for fluxgate magnetometers
David M. Miles, Miroslaw Ciurzynski, David Barona, B. Barry Narod, John R. Bennest, Andy Kale, Marc Lessard, David K. Milling, Joshua Larson, and Ian R. Mann
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 227–240, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-227-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-227-2019, 2019 | 8,243 views
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10 Jul 2025
Prediction of magnetic activities for Solar Cycle 25 using neural networks
Thiago Sant'Anna, Luiz Benyosef, and Edwin Camacho
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2569,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2569, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for GI (discussion: final response, 6 comments) | 8,067 views
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06 Nov 2017
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Making better sense of the mosaic of environmental measurement networks: a system-of-systems approach and quantitative assessment
Peter W. Thorne, Fabio Madonna, Joerg Schulz, Tim Oakley, Bruce Ingleby, Marco Rosoldi, Emanuele Tramutola, Antti Arola, Matthias Buschmann, Anna C. Mikalsen, Richard Davy, Corinne Voces, Karin Kreher, Martine De Maziere, and Gelsomina Pappalardo
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 453–472, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-453-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-453-2017, 2017 | 7,901 views
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12 Oct 2020
Dense point cloud acquisition with a low-cost Velodyne VLP-16
Jason Bula, Marc-Henri Derron, and Gregoire Mariethoz
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 385–396, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-385-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-385-2020, 2020 | 7,876 views
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24 Mar 2021
First evaluation of an absolute quantum gravimeter (AQG#B01) for future field experiments
Anne-Karin Cooke, Cédric Champollion, and Nicolas Le Moigne
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 10, 65–79, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-10-65-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-10-65-2021, 2021 | 7,859 views
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16 Feb 2022
Towards agricultural soil carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification through the Field Observatory Network (FiON)
Olli Nevalainen, Olli Niemitalo, Istem Fer, Antti Juntunen, Tuomas Mattila, Olli Koskela, Joni Kukkamäki, Layla Höckerstedt, Laura Mäkelä, Pieta Jarva, Laura Heimsch, Henriikka Vekuri, Liisa Kulmala, Åsa Stam, Otto Kuusela, Stephanie Gerin, Toni Viskari, Julius Vira, Jari Hyväluoma, Juha-Pekka Tuovinen, Annalea Lohila, Tuomas Laurila, Jussi Heinonsalo, Tuula Aalto, Iivari Kunttu, and Jari Liski
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 11, 93–109, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-93-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-93-2022, 2022 | 7,767 views
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18 Oct 2017
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Automated mineralogy based on micro-energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence microscopy (µ-EDXRF) applied to plutonic rock thin sections in comparison to a mineral liberation analyzer
Wilhelm Nikonow and Dieter Rammlmair
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 429–437, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-429-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-429-2017, 2017 | 7,725 views
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16 Jun 2015
Designing optimal greenhouse gas observing networks that consider performance and cost
D. D. Lucas, C. Yver Kwok, P. Cameron-Smith, H. Graven, D. Bergmann, T. P. Guilderson, R. Weiss, and R. Keeling
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 121–137, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-121-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-121-2015, 2015 | 7,714 views
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10 Oct 2014
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An autonomous adaptive low-power instrument platform (AAL-PIP) for remote high-latitude geospace data collection
C. R. Clauer, H. Kim, K. Deshpande, Z. Xu, D. Weimer, S. Musko, G. Crowley, C. Fish, R. Nealy, T. E. Humphreys, J. A. Bhatti, and A. J. Ridley
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 211–227, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-211-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-211-2014, 2014 | 7,641 views
29 Sep 2016
Expanding HadISD: quality-controlled, sub-daily station data from 1931
Robert J. H. Dunn, Kate M. Willett, David E. Parker, and Lorna Mitchell
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 5, 473–491, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-473-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-473-2016, 2016 | 7,533 views
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16 Jun 2016
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A 7-year dataset for driving and evaluating snow models at an Arctic site (Sodankylä, Finland)
Richard Essery, Anna Kontu, Juha Lemmetyinen, Marie Dumont, and Cécile B. Ménard
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 5, 219–227, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-219-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-219-2016, 2016 | 7,362 views
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02 Aug 2022
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MOLISENS: MObile LIdar SENsor System to exploit the potential of small industrial lidar devices for geoscientific applications
Thomas Goelles, Tobias Hammer, Stefan Muckenhuber, Birgit Schlager, Jakob Abermann, Christian Bauer, Víctor J. Expósito Jiménez, Wolfgang Schöner, Markus Schratter, Benjamin Schrei, and Kim Senger
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 11, 247–261, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-247-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-11-247-2022, 2022 | 7,301 views
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05 Aug 2020
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A monitoring system for spatiotemporal electrical self-potential measurements in cryospheric environments
Maximilian Weigand, Florian M. Wagner, Jonas K. Limbrock, Christin Hilbich, Christian Hauck, and Andreas Kemna
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 317–336, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-317-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-317-2020, 2020 | 7,251 views
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27 Jan 2021
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Experiments on magnetic interference for a portable airborne magnetometry system using a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Jirigalatu, Vamsi Krishna, Eduardo Lima Simões da Silva, and Arne Døssing
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 10, 25–34, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-10-25-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-10-25-2021, 2021 | 7,184 views
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15 Aug 2019
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Multiresolution wavelet analysis applied to GRACE range-rate residuals
Saniya Behzadpour, Torsten Mayer-Gürr, Jakob Flury, Beate Klinger, and Sujata Goswami
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 197–207, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-197-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-197-2019, 2019 | 7,162 views
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03 Mar 2015
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Does temperature affect the accuracy of vented pressure transducer in fine-scale water level measurement?
Z. Liu and C. W. Higgins
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 65–73, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-65-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-65-2015, 2015 | 7,150 views
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09 Dec 2019
Creating HiRISE digital elevation models for Mars using the open-source Ames Stereo Pipeline
Adam J. Hepburn, Tom Holt, Bryn Hubbard, and Felix Ng
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 293–313, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-293-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-293-2019, 2019 | 7,129 views
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29 Sep 2014
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The origin of noise and magnetic hysteresis in crystalline permalloy ring-core fluxgate sensors
B. B. Narod
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 201–210, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-201-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-201-2014, 2014 | 7,062 views
12 Oct 2017
Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Martin Hoelzle, Erlan Azisov, Martina Barandun, Matthias Huss, Daniel Farinotti, Abror Gafurov, Wilfried Hagg, Ruslan Kenzhebaev, Marlene Kronenberg, Horst Machguth, Alexandr Merkushkin, Bolot Moldobekov, Maxim Petrov, Tomas Saks, Nadine Salzmann, Tilo Schöne, Yuri Tarasov, Ryskul Usubaliev, Sergiy Vorogushyn, Andrey Yakovlev, and Michael Zemp
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 397–418, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-397-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-397-2017, 2017 | 6,772 views
21 Nov 2012
Atmospheric muons: experimental aspects
S. Cecchini and M. Spurio
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 185–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012, 2012 | 6,747 views
16 Nov 2020
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The baseline wander correction based on the improved ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) algorithm for grounded electrical source airborne transient electromagnetic signals
Yuan Li, Song Gao, Saimin Zhang, Hu He, Pengfei Xian, and Chunmei Yuan
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 443–450, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-443-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-443-2020, 2020 | 6,577 views
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05 Feb 2014
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Autonomous thermal camera system for monitoring the active lava lake at Erebus volcano, Antarctica
N. Peters, C. Oppenheimer, and P. Kyle
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 13–20, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-13-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-13-2014, 2014 | 6,490 views
26 Nov 2025
The deployment of a geomagnetic variometer station as auxiliary instrumentation for the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Foteini Vervelidou, Alex Delacroix, Laura Domine, Ezra Kelderman, Sarah Little, Abraham Loeb, Eric Masson, Wesley Andres Watters, and Abigail White
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 14, 335–351, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-335-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-335-2025, 2025 | 6,480 views
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06 Jun 2016
Magnetic airborne survey – geophysical flight
Erick de Barros Camara and Suze Nei Pereira Guimarães
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 5, 181–192, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-181-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-181-2016, 2016 | 6,430 views
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18 May 2015
Simple, affordable, and sustainable borehole observatories for complex monitoring objectives
A. Kopf, T. Freudenthal, V. Ratmeyer, M. Bergenthal, M. Lange, T. Fleischmann, S. Hammerschmidt, C. Seiter, and G. Wefer
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 99–109, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-99-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-99-2015, 2015 | 6,418 views
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29 May 2020
Soil CO2 efflux errors are lognormally distributed – implications and guidance
Thomas Wutzler, Oscar Perez-Priego, Kendalynn Morris, Tarek S. El-Madany, and Mirco Migliavacca
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 239–254, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-239-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-239-2020, 2020 | 6,407 views
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27 Jun 2013
The AmeriFlux data activity and data system: an evolving collection of data management techniques, tools, products and services
T. A. Boden, M. Krassovski, and B. Yang
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 165–176, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-165-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-165-2013, 2013 | 6,405 views
22 Aug 2019
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A low-cost device for measuring local magnetic anomalies in volcanic terrain
Bertwin M. de Groot and Lennart V. de Groot
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 217–225, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-217-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-217-2019, 2019 | 6,379 views
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16 Jul 2020
In-orbit results of the Coupled Dark State Magnetometer aboard the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite
Andreas Pollinger, Christoph Amtmann, Alexander Betzler, Bingjun Cheng, Michaela Ellmeier, Christian Hagen, Irmgard Jernej, Roland Lammegger, Bin Zhou, and Werner Magnes
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 9, 275–291, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-275-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-9-275-2020, 2020 | 6,314 views
11 Jun 2014
Auroral spectral estimation with wide-band color mosaic CCDs
B. J. Jackel, C. Unick, M. T. Syrjäsuo, N. Partamies, J. A. Wild, E. E. Woodfield, I. McWhirter, E. Kendall, and E. Spanswick
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 71–94, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-71-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-71-2014, 2014 | 6,308 views
13 Sep 2013
A radiation hardened digital fluxgate magnetometer for space applications
D. M. Miles, J. R. Bennest, I. R. Mann, and D. K. Millling
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 213–224, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-213-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-213-2013, 2013 | 6,308 views
02 May 2024
An underground drip water monitoring network to characterize rainfall recharge of groundwater at different geologies, environments, and climates across Australia
Andy Baker, Margaret Shanafield, Wendy Timms, Martin Sogaard Andersen, Stacey Priestley, and Marilu Melo Zurita
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 13, 117–129, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-117-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-117-2024, 2024 | 6,261 views
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17 Feb 2017
A new device to mount portable energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometers (p-ED-XRF) for semi-continuous analyses of split (sediment) cores and solid samples
Philipp Hoelzmann, Torsten Klein, Frank Kutz, and Brigitta Schütt
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 93–101, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-93-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-93-2017, 2017 | 6,223 views
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