Application of in-situ measurement to determine 137Cs in the Swiss Alps

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-376

  Schaub, M ^a   Konz, N ^a,b   Meusburger, K ^a   Alewell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Field application; GeLi detector; In situ measurements; NaI detector

Indexed keywords

ALPINE CATCHMENTS; ALPS; ALTITUDINAL TRANSECT; ARABLE LAND; CARBON CONTENT; CHERNOBYL FALLOUT; CLAY CONTENT; DETECTOR SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEM STABILITY; FIELD APPLICATION; FIELD INSTRUMENTS; FIELD OF VIEWS; GAIN INFORMATION; IN-SITU; IN-SITU DATA; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; METER SCALE; NAI DETECTOR; SMALL-SCALE HETEROGENEITY; SODIUM IODIDES; SOIL STABILITY; SWISS ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; FALLOUT; GERMANIUM; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SODIUM; SOIL MOISTURE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

DETECTORS;

CARBON; CESIUM 137; GERMANIUM; SODIUM IODIDE;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FALLOUT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; GAMMA RADIATION; PH; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SWITZERLAND;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; SWITZERLAND;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND; URI; URSEREN VALLEY;

EID: 77951023367     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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