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Articles | Volume 15, issue 10
Articles | Volume 15, issue 10
The Cryosphere, 15, 4769–4780, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4769-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The Cryosphere, 15, 4769–4780, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4769-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

Research article 11 Oct 2021

Research article | 11 Oct 2021

Assessment of neutrons from secondary cosmic rays at mountain altitudes – Geant4 simulations of environmental parameters including soil moisture and snow cover

Thomas Brall et al.

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Neutrons from secondary cosmic rays, measured at 2660 m a.s.l. at Zugspitze, Germany, are highly affected by the environment, in particular by snow, soil moisture, and mountain shielding. To quantify these effects, computer simulations were carried out, including a sensitivity analysis on snow depth and soil moisture. This provides a possibility for snow depth estimation based on the measured number of secondary neutrons. This method was applied at Zugspitze in 2018.
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