Estimation of seasonal correction factors through Fourier decomposition analysis-a new model for indoor radon levels in Irish homes

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-443

  Burke, Órlaith ^a   Long, Stephanie ^b   Murphy, Patrick ^a   Organo, Catherine ^b   Fenton, David ^b   Colgan, Peter Anthony ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland   (Ireland)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRECTION FACTORS; FOURIER DECOMPOSITION; HOUSE TYPES; INDOOR RADON; IRELAND; NEW MODEL; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON MEASUREMENTS; SEASONAL CORRECTION;

RADON;

RADON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IRELAND; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; SEASONS;

EID: 77957968058     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/3/002     Document Type: Article

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