<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It is well known that the temporal dynamic of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations show complex patterns, which are partly not easy to interpret. Clearly, for physical reasons, they must be related to possibly variable conditions of radon generation, migration and atmospheric dispersion and accumulation. The aim of this study was to analyse long-time series of simultaneously measured indoor and outdoor radon concentrations, together with environmental quantities, which may act as control variables of Rn. The study was performed in Chiba, Japan, using two ionization chambers for parallel indoor and outdoor radon concentrations measurements over 4 years. Meteorological and seismic data were obtained from the Japan Metrological Agency (JMA).</p></abstract>

It is well known that the temporal dynamic of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations show complex patterns, which are partly not easy to interpret. Clearly, for physical reasons, they must be related to possibly variable conditions of radon generation, migration and atmospheric dispersion and accumulation. The aim of this study was to analyse long-time series of simultaneously measured indoor and outdoor radon concentrations, together with environmental quantities, which may act as control variables of Rn. The study was performed in Chiba, Japan, using two ionization chambers for parallel indoor and outdoor radon concentrations measurements over 4 years. Meteorological and seismic data were obtained from the Japan Metrological Agency (JMA).

Analysis of simultaneous time series of indoor, outdoor and soil air radon concentrations, meteorological and seismic data

Department of Radiation Measurement and Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555,

German Federal Office for Radiation Protection div. SW 1.1, Köpenicker Allee 120-130, D-10318 Berlin,

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It is well known that the temporal dynamic of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations show complex patterns, which are partly not easy to interpret. Clearly,...

Analysis of simultaneous time series of indoor, outdoor and soil air radon concentrations, meteorological and seismic data

Published Online: Sep 10, 2016

Page range: 295 - 302

Received: Dec 28, 2015

Accepted: Apr 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0049

Keywords
radon, time series, meteorological conditions, seismic

© 2016 Mirosław Janik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of simultaneous time series of indoor, outdoor and soil air radon concentrations, meteorological and seismic data

Published Online: Sep 10, 2016

Page range: 295 - 302

Received: Dec 28, 2015

Accepted: Apr 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0049

Keywordsradon, time series, meteorological conditions, seismic

© 2016 Mirosław Janik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
radon, time series, meteorological conditions, seismic