Variations observed in environmental radiation at ground level

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-10

  Wissmann, Frank ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GERMANY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MUON; NEUTRON DOSIMETER; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR PRESSURE; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 33646869651     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci317     Document Type: Article

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