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AERORADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Prospecting
DEF

A survey of radioactivity, usually gamma rays, taken by an aircraft carrying a gamma-ray spectrometer pointed at the ground surface.

CONT

Exploration Guides.- ... Airborne and ground radiometric surveys can assist in pinpointing areas with anomalous concentrations of radionuclides and electromagnetic surveys should help in definition of regional structural and lithological patterns and the locations of dykes.

OBS

airborne radiometric measurement: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Prospection magnétique et électromagnétique
CONT

La recherche a commencé dans le nord-ouest du Manitoba à la suite de la découverte d'eaux de source uranifères dans une tourbière d'un petit réseau hydrographique où les sédiments et les eaux lacustres sont enrichis en U [uranium] et où de fortes anomalies ont été observées par levé radiométrique aérien.

OBS

levé radiométrique aérien : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • lever radiométrique aérien
  • lever radiométrique aéroporté

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