Measurements and modeling of tritium reemission rates after HTO depositions at sunrise and at sunset

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 219-235

  Täschner, Michael ^a   Bunnenberg, Claus ^a   Raskob, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0031004505     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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