Recent advances in aerial gamma-ray surveying

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 225-236

  Dickson, Bruce L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial gamma ray surveying; Maximum noise fraction; Noise reduction; Potassium; Singular value decomposition; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POLLUTION; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; THORIUM; URANIUM;

GAMMA-RAY SURVEYING; NOISE LEVELS;

GAMMA RAYS;

POTASSIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SURVEYING;

AIRCRAFT; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; NOISE REDUCTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SPECTRUM; TECHNIQUE;

AIRCRAFT; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAYS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3042698011     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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