Radon emanation and soil moisture effects on airborne gamma-ray measurements

Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1379-1385

  Grasty, Robert L ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Exploranium   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RADIUM; RADON;

AIRBORNE RADIOMETRY; RADON EMANATION;

RADIOMETRY;

AIRBORNE GAMMA-RAY MEASUREMENTS; RADON EMANATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0031224982     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444242     Document Type: Article

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