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Harmonization of ambient dose rate monitoring provides for large scale estimates of Radon flux density and soil moisture changes

Stohlker, U. and Bleher, M. and Conen, F. and Banninger, D.. (2012) Harmonization of ambient dose rate monitoring provides for large scale estimates of Radon flux density and soil moisture changes. In: Sources and measurements of Radon and Radon progeny applied to climate and air quality studies. Vienna, pp. 53-64.

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Abstract

About 3600 stations in Europe monitor ambient dose rate for radiation protection purpose. In the absence of a nuclear emergency, natural background radiation is recorded. Variations in background radiation are largely driven by spatial differences in the concentration of natural radionuclides in soil and by temporal changes in soil moisture, which shields a varying proportion of the terrestrial component in ambient dose rate. Hence, ambient dose rate data contain information about variations in space and time of other important environmental parameters. This information can be extracted when data from the diverse European networks is harmonized.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Umweltwissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Umweltgeowissenschaften (Alewell)
UniBasel Contributors:Conen, Franz
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item, refereed
Conference or workshop item Subtype:Conference Paper
Publisher:IAEA
Note:Also published in: Proceedings series / International Atomic Energy Agency. - Vienna : IAEA. - 2011, S. 53-64 -- Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Conference paper
Last Modified:04 Sep 2015 14:31
Deposited On:13 Sep 2013 07:58

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