Radon distribution and the ventilation of a limestone cave on Okinawa

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Tanahara, Akira ^a   Taira, Hatsuo ^a   Takemura, Morihisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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EID: 0001878532     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.31.49     Document Type: Article

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