Remote Sensing of Snow Covers Using the Gamma-Ray Technique

This report reviews various aspects of the use of natural gamma-ray emissions to determine the mass of snow covering the ground. The interactions of gamma rays with water mass are described, along with the various sources of gamma radiation from the ground. Different possible techniques for measurin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Offenbacher, Elmer L., Colbeck, Samuel C.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Nuclear Instrumentation
*SURVEYS
*GAMMA COUNTERS
*SNOW COVER
MASS
WATER MASSES
AERIAL SURVEYS
SOURCES
REMOTE DETECTORS
GAMMA RAYS
INTERACTIONS
MEASUREMENT
ERRORS
AST42
PE62784A
WU004
PE62730A
WU003
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
SNOW SURVEYS
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA238016
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA238016
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Summary:This report reviews various aspects of the use of natural gamma-ray emissions to determine the mass of snow covering the ground. The interactions of gamma rays with water mass are described, along with the various sources of gamma radiation from the ground. Different possible techniques for measuring gamma radiation are described. Each has advantages and disadvantages in obtaining the desired result. The sources of error and the use of this method are described.

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