Detection of radioactive 35s at fukushima and other japanese sites

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1020-1027

  Priyadarshi, Antra ^a   Hill Falkenthal, Jason ^a   Thiemens, Mark H ^a   Yoshida, Naohiro ^b   Toyoda, Sakae ^b   Yamada, Keita ^b   Mukotaka, Arata ^b   Fujii, Ayako ^b   Uematsu, Mitsuo ^c   Hatakeyama, Shiro ^d   Noguchi, Izumi ^e   Nojiri, Yukihiro ^f   Tanimoto, Hiroshi ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; EARTHQUAKES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RAIN; REACTOR CORES;

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; DRY AND WET DEPOSITIONS; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODEL PREDICTION; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; SAMPLING SITE; SULFATE AEROSOLS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SULFATE; TSUNAMI; WATER POLLUTION;

JAPAN;

EID: 84884829580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018485     Document Type: Article

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