Resuspension: Decadal monitoring time series of the anthropogenic radioactivity deposition in Japan

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-328

  Igarashi, Yasuhito ^a   Aoyama, Michio ^a   Hirose, Katsumi ^a   Miyao, Takashi ^a,b   Nemoto, Kazuhiro ^a,c   Tomita, Masatoshi ^d   Fujikawa, Takashi ^d  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Hakodate Marine Observatory   (Japan)

^c JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^d The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr activity ratio; Atmospheric deposition; Half residence time; Resuspension; Soil dust

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SOILS; TIME SERIES;

137CS; 90SR ACTIVITY RATIO; ACTIVITY RATIOS; ANTHROPOGENICS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; HALF-RESIDENCE TIME; METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES; RE-SUSPENSION; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL DUST;

DEPOSITION;

CESIUM 137; STRONTIUM 90; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; DATA BASE; HALF LIFE TIME; HYPOTHESIS; JAPAN; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; JAPAN; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342470171     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.44.319     Document Type: Article

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