Noise reduction of aerial gamma-ray surveys

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 324-329

  Dickson, Bruce ^a   Taylor, G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Pitt Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma ray Aerial Noise Reduction Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009424154     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG998324     Document Type: Article

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