Comparative trends and seasonal variation of 7Be, 210Pb and 137Cs at two altitude sites in the central part of France

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-301

  Bourcier, L ^a   Masson, O ^b   Laj, P ^a,c   Pichon, J M ^a   Paulat, P ^b   Freney, E ^a   Sellegri, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; 7Be; Altitude; Vertical transport

Indexed keywords

137CS; 210PB; 7BE; ALTITUDE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

CESIUM; METEOROLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; TROPOSPHERE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

BERYLLIUM 7; CESIUM 137; LEAD 210;

AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD ISOTOPE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIONUCLIDE; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL MIXING;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ALTITUDE; BERYLLIUM; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; SEASONS;

FRANCE;

EID: 79951515837     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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