A map of radon flux at the Australian land surface

作者:Griffiths A D*; Zahorowski W; Element A; Werczynski S
来源:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010, 10(18): 8969-8982.
DOI:10.5194/acp-10-8969-2010

摘要

A time-dependent map of radon-222 flux density at the Australian land surface has been constructed with a spatial resolution of 0.05 degrees and temporal resolution of one month. Radon flux density was calculated from a simple model utilising data from national gamma-ray aerial surveys; modelled soil moisture, available from 1900 in near real-time; and maps of soil properties. The model was calibrated against a data set of accumulation chamber measurements, thereby constraining it with experimental data. A notable application of the map is in atmospheric mixing and transport studies which use radon as a tracer, where it is a clear improvement on the common assumption of uniform radon flux density.

  • 出版日期2010