Airborne radiometric survey between 63° and 66°N, southern West Greenland

Abstract

The airborne radiometric survey in West Greenland, initiated in 1975 (Secher, 1976), was completed in 1976 with the completion of the region between Søndre Strømfjord and Frederikshåbs Isblink - an area of 42 000 km2. This made a total of 100 000 km2 thus investigated in West Greenland (Steenfelt et al., 1977). The programme was carried out as a collaboratioin between GGU and the Research Establishment, Risø. The aircraft, a Britten-Norman Islander, was chartered through Greeillandair Charter AIS. Field operations were carried out from the GGU field station at Søndre Strømfjord Air Base. Equipment and methods used during the radiometric survey were as in 1975 (Secher, 1976). Follow-up field work on the ground will take place during the next few years.