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Selker et al. 2006
Selker, J., van de Giesen, N., Westhoff, M., Luxemburg, W. and Parlange, M.B. (2006). Fiber optics opens window on stream dynamics. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027979. issn: 0094-8276.

A new approach to monitoring surface waters using distributed fiber optic temperature sensing is presented, allowing resolutions of temperature of 0.01¿C every meter along a fiber optic cable of up to 10,000 m in length. We illustrate the potential of this approach by quantifying both stream temperature dynamics and groundwater inflows to the Maisbich, a first-order stream in Luxembourg (49¿47'N, 6¿02'E). The technique provides a very rich dataset, which may be of interest to many types of environmental research, notably that of stream ecosystems.

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Keywords
Hydrology, Groundwater/surface water interaction, Hydrology, Monitoring networks, Hydrology, Streamflow, Hydrology, Surface water quality, Hydrology, Water/energy interactions
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Geophysical Research Letters
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