Atmospheric 222Rn concentration and source term at El Arenosillo 100 m meteorological tower in southwest Spain

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-162

  Grossi, C ^a   Arnold, D ^a,b   Adame, J A ^c   Lopez Coto I ^d   Bolivar J P ^d   De La Morena, B A ^c   Vargas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

222Rn flux; Atmospheric tracer; Outdoor 222Rn; Tall tower

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; CONCENTRATION-TIME; FLUX CHARACTERIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; METEOROLOGICAL TOWER; PORTUGAL; SEASONAL ANALYSIS; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; SOURCE TERMS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

RADON;

EID: 84857038980     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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