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Title: Radon Measurements of Atmospheric Mixing (RAMIX) 2006–2014 Final Campaign Summary

Abstract

Uncertainty in vertical mixing between the surface layer, boundary layer, and free troposphere leads to large uncertainty in “top-down” estimates of regional land-atmosphere carbon exchange (i.e., estimates based on measurements of atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios. Radon-222 (222Rn) is a valuable tracer for measuring atmospheric mixing because it is emitted from the land surface and has a short enough half-life (3.8 days) to allow characterization of mixing processes based on vertical profile measurements.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
DOE ARM Climate Research Facility, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland, Washington.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1233528
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM-15-027
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-7601830
Resource Type:
Program Document
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Fischer, ML, and Biraud, SC. Radon Measurements of Atmospheric Mixing (RAMIX) 2006–2014 Final Campaign Summary. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Fischer, ML, & Biraud, SC. Radon Measurements of Atmospheric Mixing (RAMIX) 2006–2014 Final Campaign Summary. United States.
Fischer, ML, and Biraud, SC. 2015. "Radon Measurements of Atmospheric Mixing (RAMIX) 2006–2014 Final Campaign Summary". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1233528.
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abstractNote = {Uncertainty in vertical mixing between the surface layer, boundary layer, and free troposphere leads to large uncertainty in “top-down” estimates of regional land-atmosphere carbon exchange (i.e., estimates based on measurements of atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios. Radon-222 (222Rn) is a valuable tracer for measuring atmospheric mixing because it is emitted from the land surface and has a short enough half-life (3.8 days) to allow characterization of mixing processes based on vertical profile measurements.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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