C. Duenas et al., RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN SURFACE AIR AND VERTICAL ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE, Journal of environmental radioactivity, 31(1), 1996, pp. 87-102
The atmospheric air Rn concentrations have been measured in two sampli
ng points in Spain. These points show very different geographic and cl
imatological characteristics. Hourly measurements were taken over a pe
riod of nearly one year. The study has been carried out on the results
of both sampling points and contains the following aspects: (a) influ
ence of the origin of air masses; (b) statistical analyses and Fourier
series; (c) relationship between atmospheric air Rn concentrations an
d meteorological parameters; (d) relationship between atmospheric air
Rn concentrations and Pasquill and Turner's stability indexes. These s
tudies show atmospheric Rn dependency on the vertical stability of the
lower atmosphere. The obtained results imply a more effective use of
Rn as a tracer in areas with a continental climate rather than a coast
al one.