Fukushima-derived radiocesium in the northwestern Pacific Ocean in February 2012

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 335-339

  Kumamoto, Yuichiro ^a   Murata, Akihiko ^a   Kawano, Takeshi ^a   Aoyama, Michio ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

134Cs; 137Cs; The Fukushima Dai ichi nuclear power plant; The northwestern Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; RADIOCESIUM; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; SEA WATER;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHQUAKE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HYDROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS;

(134)CS; (137)CS; THE FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84883444966     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.085     Document Type: Article

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