A radon and meteorological measurement network for the Alligator Rivers Region, Australia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 35-49

  Martin, P ^a   Tims, S ^a,b   Ryan, B ^a   Bollhofer A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air Pollution; Alligator Rivers Region; Australia; Meteorology; Radon; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; METEOROLOGY; MINING; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; URANIUM;

METEOROLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS; RAIN AND SUNSHINE RATES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

RADON 222; RAIN; URANIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MINING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADON; URANIUM;

AIR MONITORING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUSTRALIA; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; MINING; PREDICTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; RADON; REFERENCE VALUES;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ALLIGATOR; JABIRU;

EID: 3042821811     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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