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Cosmic rays

Researchers use a new technique to better understand alpine snowpacks and track average snow depth and water content
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cosmic Ray Neutrons Reveal Mountain Snowpacks

by Terri Cook 29 September 201713 March 2023

The first application of aboveground neutron sensing to evaluate alpine snowpacks indicates that this method can reliably detect average snow depth and water content across intermediate distances.

Aletsch glacier seen from Jungfraujoch.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cosmic Muons Reveal the Land Hidden Under Ice

by Jenny Lunn 23 May 201730 September 2022

Scientists accurately map the shape of the bedrock beneath a glacier using a new technique.

Nonglacial upland surface in the mountains of northern Sweden.
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Deciphering the Cosmogenic Code to Learn Earth's Surface History

by A. P. Stroeven, D. Fink and M. Caffee 28 November 201623 March 2023

Third Nordic Workshop on Cosmogenic Nuclide Techniques; Stockholm, Sweden, 8–10 June 2016

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