Relationship between variations of 7Be, 210Pb and 212Pb concentrations and sub-regional atmospheric transport: Simultaneous observation at distant locations

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-121

  Abe, Takuya ^a   Kosako, Toshiso ^a   Komura, Kazuhisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

212Pb; Atmospheric tracer; Simultaneous observation; Sub regional transport; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR SAMPLERS; ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COLD FRONT; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONCENTRATION OF; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GE DETECTORS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GROUND SURFACES; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; LAND SURFACE; LOW BACKGROUND; OBSERVATION PERIOD; OBSERVATION POINT; PB CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE POINTS; REGIONAL SCALE; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TWO-COMPONENT; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY; VARIATION PATTERN;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; LEAD; LOCATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

POLLUTION;

BERYLLIUM 7; GERMANIUM; LEAD 210; LEAD 212;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATMOSPHERE; BERYLLIUM; GEOGRAPHY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73249122804     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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