Radon activity in the lower troposphere and its impact on ionization rate: A global estimate using different radon emissions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 7817-7838

  Zhang, K ^a,j   Feichter, J ^a   Kazil, J ^b,i   Wan, H ^a   Zhuo, W ^c   Griffiths, A D ^d   Sartorius, H ^e   Zahorowski, W ^d   Ramonet, M ^f   Schmidt, M ^f   Yver, C ^f   Neubert, R E M ^g   E G Brunke, ^h  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^e BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

ⁱ NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; IONIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACER; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 79961122394     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7817-2011     Document Type: Article

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