Geoscientific process monitoring with positron emission tomography (GeoPET)

Kulenkampff, Johannes; Gründig, Marion; Zakhnini, Abdelhamid; Lippmann-Pipke, Johanna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1217-2016

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18 Aug 2016

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| 18 Aug 2016

Geoscientific process monitoring with positron emission tomography (GeoPET)

Johannes Kulenkampff, Marion Gründig, Abdelhamid Zakhnini, and Johanna Lippmann-Pipke

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RC1: 'review of the manuscript by Kulenkamppf et al', Christian David, 10 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to the comments of C. David', Johannes Kulenkampff, 17 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Referee's Comments', Andy Welch, 09 May 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to the comments of A. Welch', Johannes Kulenkampff, 17 Jun 2016

Short summary

Transport processes can be observed with input–output experiments, disregarding the impact of heterogeneities, or they can be modelled, based on structural images. In contrast, positron emission tomography (PET) directly yields the spatio-temporal distribution of tracer concentration. PET benefits from its molecular sensitivity together with a reasonable resolution. We illustrate its use with examples of process monitoring of advection and diffusion processes, and we discuss benefits and limits.