Recent deposition of 90Sr and 137Cs Observed in Tsukuba

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-169

  Igarashi, Yasuhito ^a   Otsuji Hatori, Makiko ^a   Hirose, Katsumi ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; FALLOUT; JAPAN; RADIATION DOSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; STRATOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIONUCLIDE; CAESIUM DEPOSITION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERIC FALLOUT; STRONTIUM DEPOSITION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, IBARAKI, TSUKUBA;

CESIUM; DEPOSITION; FALLOUT; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; STRONTIUM;

ACTIVITY RATIO; ANNUAL DEPOSITION; STRATOSPHERIC FALLOUT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0029752990     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(96)88491-8     Document Type: Article

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