Gamma-ray remote sensing of aeolian salt sources in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 550-559

  Bierwirth, P N ^a   Brodie, R S ^a  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Gamma ray; Murray Darling Basin; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GAMMA RAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AEOLIAN; AIRBORNE GAMMA-RAY EMISSION DERIVATIVES; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASINS; REGIONAL SALT SOURCES;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRBORNE SENSING; ALGORITHM; BASIN; CATCHMENT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY; SALT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 38049174530     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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