@article{fdi:010093867, title = {{M}onitoring unsaturated water flow using magnetic resonance soundings}, author = {{L}egchenko, {A}natoli and {B}altassat, {J}.{M}. and {A}bbas, {M}. and {I}sch, {A}. and {A}mraoui, {N}. and {A}zaroual, {M}. and {D}eparis, {J}. and {R}yckebusch, {C}. and {K}essouri, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e present an innovative hydrogeophysical approach for non-invasive quantification of the unsaturated water flow. {F}or the water content measurements, we apply the {M}agnetic {R}esonance {S}ounding ({MRS}) method in the time-lapse mode. {F}or inversion of {MRS} measurements, we approximate the subsurface by a horizontally stratified media. {L}aterally, the {MRS} estimated water content is averaged over the area below the measuring setup. {D}uring this study, we used a square loop of 75 m side-length. {T}he time-lapse inversion allows visualizing variations in the water content in the vadose zone down to twenty meters. {W}e tested our approach at the {V}illamblain test site ({F}rance). {F}or that, we carried out the {MRS} monitoring in 1999-2000 and 2020-2021. {D}uring these two observation windows, {MRS} shows seasonal variations of the water content but also a strong dependence of the water content on the rainfall that was different between two data sets. {C}omparison of {MRS} results with the rainfall records shows a good correspondence in-between. {F}or measuring and processing {MRS} data, we used commercially available {MRS} instrument and interpretation software.}, keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {VILLAMBLAIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology}, volume = {612 - {P}art {C}}, numero = {}, pages = {128318 [10 ]}, ISSN = {0022-1694}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128318}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093867}, }