Use of radioactive sources in measuring characteristics of snowpacks

Henry W. Anderson; Philip M. McDonald; Lloyd W. Gay

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Use of radioactive sources in measuring characteristics of snowpacks

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Henry W. Anderson, Philip M. McDonald, Lloyd W. Gay

Year:

1963

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-011. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 9 p

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Abstract

Use of radioactive probes inserted in mountain snowpacks may make possible more accurate appraisal and prediction of snowmelt water. Commercially available gamma and neutron probes were tested for their ability to measure snow density, ice lenses, and the thermal quality of individual layers in the snowpack.

Citation

Anderson, Henry W.; McDonald, Philip M.; Gay, Lloyd W. 1963. Use of radioactive sources in measuring characteristics of snowpacks. Res. Note PSW-RN-011. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 9 p