esoilБюллетень Почвенного института имени В.В. ДокучаеваDokuchaev Soil Bulletin0136-16942312-4202V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute10.19047/0136-1694-2016-86-28-34esoil-232Research ArticleСтатьиTomography in soil scienceSkvortsovaE. B.eskvora@mail.ruSheinE. V.noemail@neicon.ruAbrosimovK. N.noemail@neicon.ruGerkeK. M.noemail@neicon.ruKorostD. V.noemail@neicon.ruRomanenkoK. A.noemail@neicon.ruBelokhinV. S.noemail@neicon.ruDembovetskiiA. V.noemail@neicon.ruDokuchaev Soil Science InstituteRussian FederationDokuchaev Soil Science Institute; Moscow State UniversityRussian FederationDokuchaev Soil Science Institute; Institute of Geosphere Dynamics, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationMoscow State UniversityRussian Federation2016011120160862834Copyright © Skvortsova E.B., Shein E.V., Abrosimov K.N., Gerke K.M., Korost D.V., Romanenko K.A., Belokhin V.S., Dembovetskii A.V., 20162016Skvortsova E.B., Shein E.V., Abrosimov K.N., Gerke K.M., Korost D.V., Romanenko K.A., Belokhin V.S., Dembovetskii A.V.Skvortsova E.B., Shein E.V., Abrosimov K.N., Gerke K.M., Korost D.V., Romanenko K.A., Belokhin V.S., Dembovetskii A.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://bulletin.esoil.ru/jour/article/view/232

The main advantages of applying computed tomography to studying soil samples include non-invasiveness, independence of the moisture content in the samples and the possibility for mathematical modelling. The methodological problems of this imaging technique include restrictions of the sample size, resolution limitations and segmentation difficulties.

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