Magnetic resonance sounding dataset of a hard-rock headwater catchment for assessing the vertical distribution of water contents in the subsurface.

Abstract Magnetic Resonance Sounding (MRS) measurements are acquired at 16 stations in the Strengbach headwater catchment (Vosges Mountains – France). These data, rendering the vertical distribution of water contents in the subsurface, are used to show their potential in conditioning a hydrological model of the catchment, as described in the article “Magnetic resonance sounding measurements as posterior information to condition hydrological model parameters: Application to a hard-rock headwater catchment” – Journal of Hydrology (2020). Acquisition protocols follow a free induction decay scheme. Data are filtered by applying a band-pass filter at the Larmor frequency. A filter removing the 50 Hz noise is also applied with the exception of data at a Larmor frequency close to the 50 Hz harmonic. The signal envelopes are then fitted by a decaying exponential function over time to estimate the median characteristic relaxation time of each MRS sounding.