Effect of forest edges on deposition of radioactive aerosols

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 36-37, 2002, Pages 5595-5606

  Ould Dada, Z ^a   Copplestone, D ^b   Toal, M ^c   Shaw, G ^d  

^a FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Field study; Forest edge; Radioactive aerosols; Radionuclides; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOREST EDGE; RADIONUCLIDE; WIND TUNNEL;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOREST; GRASS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RYE; SPRUCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PICEA; SECALE CEREALE; XANTHORRHOEA SP.;

EID: 0036888552     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00699-4     Document Type: Article

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