| Title | An airborne gamma ray snow survey of a forest covered area with a deep snowpack |
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| Author | Glynn, J E; Carroll, T R; Holman, P B; Grasty, R L |
| Source | Remote Sensing of Environment vol. 26, 1988 p. 149-160, https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4257(88)90093-4 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 40087 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| NTS | 21 |
| Area | St John River; Maine; United States of America |
| Lat/Long WENS | -71.5000 -66.0000 48.0000 46.0000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; miscellaneous; snow; geophysical surveys |
| Released | 1988 11 01 |
| Abstract | Problems arising from the airborne gamma ray measurement of snow water equivalent over a forest covered deep snowpack are examined. The principal sources of error are believed to be due to the
radioactivity in the biomass and to variability in the snow cover. A theoretical model is developed to correct the airborne measurements for these sources of error. The application of the theory to data collected over the St. John River Basin,
located in the eastern part of Canada and the United States, is found to significantly improve the airborne results. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 133435 |
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