Development of an atmospheric 222Rn concentration model using a hydrodynamic meteorological model: II. Three-dimensional research-purpose model

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Chino, Masamichi ^a   Yamazawa, Hiromi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

222Rn; Meteorological; Modeling; Radiation, atmospheric; Transport, environmental

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON 222; RADON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADON;

EID: 0029664274     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199601000-00009     Document Type: Article

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