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@ARTICLE{Jakobi:897239,
author = {Jakobi, J. and Huisman, J. A. and Köhli, M. and Rasche, D.
and Vereecken, H. and Bogena, H. R.},
title = {{T}he {F}ootprint {C}haracteristics of {C}osmic {R}ay
{T}hermal {N}eutrons},
journal = {Geophysical research letters},
volume = {48},
number = {15},
issn = {1944-8007},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-03701},
pages = {e2021GL094281},
year = {2021},
abstract = {The advance of the cosmic ray neutron (CRN) sensing method
for estimating field scale soil moisture relied largely on
simulations of the footprint properties of epithermal
neutrons (∼0.5 eV–100 keV). Commercially available CRN
probes are usually additionally equipped with a thermal
neutron (<0.5 eV) detector. The potential of these
measurements is rarely explored because relevant features of
thermal neutrons, such as the footprint and the sensitivity
to soil moisture are unknown. Here, we used neutron
transport modeling and a river crossing experiment to assess
the thermal neutron footprint. We found that the horizontal
thermal neutron footprint ranges between 43 and 48 m
distance from the probe and that the vertical footprint
extends to soil depths between 10 and 65 cm depending on
soil moisture. Furthermore, we derived weighting functions
that quantify the footprint characteristics of thermal
neutrons. These results will enable new applications of
thermal neutrons.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217) / DFG project 357874777 - FOR 2694: Large-Scale
and High-Resolution Mapping of Soil Moisture on Field and
Catchment Scales - Boosted by Cosmic-Ray Neutrons},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173 / G:(GEPRIS)357874777},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000685110400002},
doi = {10.1029/2021GL094281},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/897239},
}