Radon-222 measurements during the Tropoz II campaign and comparison with a global atmospheric transport model

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-136

  Ramonet, M ^a   Roulley, J C L E ^a   Bousquet, P ^a   Monfray, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne campaign; Back trajectory; Isokinetic sampling; Radon 222; Transport model

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

AIR MASS TRACER; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODELLING; ISOKINETIC AEROSOL SAMPLING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADON ISOTOPE; TROPOZ II;

EID: 0029668166     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00048257     Document Type: Article

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