Development of a compact and sensitive electrostatic radon-222 measuring system for use in atmospheric observation

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-134

  Wada, Akira ^a   Murayama, Shohei ^b   Kondo, Hiroaki ^b   Matsueda, Hidekazu ^c   Sawa, Yousuke ^c   Tsuboi, Kazuhiro ^d  

^a METEOROLOGICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADON ISOTOPE;

EID: 77953529004     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2010-202     Document Type: Article

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