Concentration of radon and its progeny near the surface of the earth at a continental station Pune (18 N, 74 E)

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 562-569

  Nagaraja, K ^a   Prasad, B S N ^a   Madhava, M S ^a   Paramesh, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electrical conductivity; Diurnal variation; Ionization; Radioactivity; Radon; Relative humidity; Seasonal variation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344064208     PISSN: 00195596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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