Final Report: Understanding the Geologic Causes of Variations in Natural Radiological Background- Research Area 2: Environmental Sciences, 2.1.1 Earth Surface Processes

Abstract

Although the sources of natural background radiation are well understood, the geographic distribution has not been characterized at a resolution that is adequate for a variety of homeland security and disaster response purposes. The primary goal of this project is to improve our understanding of the geologic contribution to natural background radiation. This understanding will be useful for developing strategies to predict the distribution of natural background radiation using geologic maps and remote sensing imagery, combined with pre-existing geochemical data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 2020
Accession Number
AD1204176

Entities

People

  • Pamela Burnley

Organizations

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Background Radiation
  • Boundaries
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Data
  • Ecology
  • Gamma Rays
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Science
  • National Security
  • Radiation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Security
  • Sediments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Surveys

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design