The Radiometric Map of Australia

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-333

  Minty, Brian ^a   Franklin, Ross ^a   Milligan, Peter ^a   Richardson, Murray ^a   Wilford, John ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gamma ray baseline; Gamma ray spectrometry; Grid merging; Radioelement datum.

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CORRECTION FACTORS; EARTH'S SURFACE; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; RADIOMETRIC SIGNATURES; SURVEY AREA;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; MERGING; POTASSIUM; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROMETRY; STARS; THORIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

GAMMA RAYS;

BEDROCK; DATABASE; DATUM; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; POTASSIUM; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; REGOLITH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 72049123476     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG09025     Document Type: Article

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