Variation in γ-ray count rates as a monitor of precipitation rates, radon concentrations, and tectonic activity

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1628-1633

  Greenfield, M B ^a   Domondon, A T ^a   Okamoto, N ^a   Watanabe, I ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNT RATES; DIURNAL CYCLE; GROUND LEVEL; LOCATION DEPENDENTS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NAI DETECTOR; PRECIPITATION RATES; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON PROGENY; REAL-TIME CHANGES; SEASONAL CYCLE; TECTONIC ACTIVITY; TIME DEPENDENCE; TIME RESOLUTION;

TECTONICS;

RADON;

EID: 0036470537     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1426248     Document Type: Article

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