Gamma-Ray Measurements to Evaluate Soil Properties.

Abstract

Gamma radiation from soil samples obtained from nearly all of the states and Puerto Rico was measured in the laboratory and the results were analyzed to evaluate the use of gamma-ray measurements to convey certain information about the soil. The data were arranged according to land usage, i.e. cultivated or uncultivated, and into classifications according to the following systems: geological material type, geological material age, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Great Soil Group, and USDA Soil Order based on the Seventh Approximation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA032709

Entities

People

  • A. N. Williamson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Agriculture
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Classification
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineered Materials
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Metamaterials
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Puerto Rico
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.