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Abstract

Standard processing of Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometry data generally gives good results when the geological situation is uniform and the conditions of measurements are quite constant within footprint area with possible exception of flight height variations in a small range. Any violation of these conditions leads to certain problems. In reality, violations such as large changes of flight height and/or rugged terrain are not that rare as well as sharp changes in composition of surface rocks. This article proposes an approach where the solutions of inverse problems are used for data processing. The approach is quite natural in the processing of field data measured along the flight lines: it explicitly takes into account one-dimensional models of survey and flight parameters -from topography to sources distribution on the surface. Also, it clearly demonstrates that the inverse problem of Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometry data does not have a unique solution. This feature can be used in accordance with the geological problem in hands because various formulations of inverse problems can lead to various geological solutions. The use of the approach is illustrated by several examples given for both flight lines and survey areas.

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Keyword(s): Airborne Spectrometry; Flight Line Processing; Gamma-Ray spectra; Inverse Problem

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