Radiography using cosmic-ray electromagnetic showers and its application in hydrology

Abstract In-situ measurements of soil water content provide important constraints on local/global hydrology. We demonstrate that the attenuation of the underground flux of cosmic-ray electromagnetic (EM) particles can be used to monitor the variation of soil water content after rainfalls. We develop...

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Main Authors: A. Taketa, R. Nishiyama, K. Yamamoto, M. Iguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24765-7