Airborne Surveys of Terrestrial Gamma Radiation in Environmental Research

Burson, Z.G.

doi:10.1109/tns.1974.4327515

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“…Counts produced in a NaI(T1) scintillation detector by gamma rays greater than 3 Me¾ in energy were suggested, since counts at this energy range are due ent'irely to cosmic radiation for the application considered. The cosmic ray response of NaI(T1) detectors is caused primarily by photons generated by cosmic ray interactions with nuclei present in the air, water, and soil or in the detector system itself [Burson, 1974].…”

Section: A New Methods Was Proposed In 1973 By Bissell and Peckmentioning

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Deep snow measurements suggested using cosmic radiation

Bissell¹,

Burson²

1974

Water Resources Research

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The attenuation of highly penetrating cosmic radiation shows promise as a means of measuring the water equivalent of snow cover. The attenuation of cosmic radiation by water is sufficient to make the method practicable, especially for deep snow. As an example, statistical counting errors in a two‐detector setup (using 10 cm by 10 cm Nal(Tl) scintillation detectors, one above the snow and one beneath the snow) would produce a water equivalent measurement accuracy of better than 1% in measuring 100 cm of water with a 24‐hour measurement time.

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Section: A New Methods Was Proposed In 1973 By Bissell and Peckmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deep snow measurements suggested using cosmic radiation

Bissell¹,

Burson²

1974

Water Resources Research

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“…BURSON (1973), DARNLEY et al (1969, and Ko-GAN et al (1971) have found experimentally that the count rates in the spectral windows drop off exponentially with height. A common procedure is to normalize the measurements to the nominal terrain clearance of the aircraft.…”

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“…Over 100 areas covering 800000 km 2 have been surveyed, generally at altitudes of 150 m and line spacings of 1.5 km (BURSON, 1973). Over 100 areas covering 800000 km 2 have been surveyed, generally at altitudes of 150 m and line spacings of 1.5 km (BURSON, 1973).…”

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