Effects of vegetation-induced turbulence on radon diffusion in the atmosphere

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Cuculeanu, Vasile ^a   Lupu, Alexandru ^a  

^a National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RADON;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; VEGETATION INDUCED TURBULENCE;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADON 222; RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

AEROSOL; ALTITUDE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS MIXING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETATION;

EID: 0030841825     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00104-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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