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| Titel |
Radon signals at the Roded site, Southern Israel |
| VerfasserIn |
G. Steinitz, O. Piatibratova |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1869-9510
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In: Solid Earth ; 1, no. 1 ; Nr. 1, no. 1 (2010-11-16), S.99-109 |
| Datensatznummer |
250000122
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/se-1-99-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Temporal variations of radon in the geological environment (upper crust) are
frequent and recognized as unique in terms of the signals encountered and
for the lack of substantial and generally applicable explanations. The
phenomena observed at the Roded site, located in arid southern Israel,
illustrate this situation. The monitoring of radon in the last 10 years or more has been
carried out in massive meta-diorite of the Precambrian basement block of
Roded. The measurement is conducted using an alpha detector at a resolution of
15-min, placed in a borehole at a depth of 9 m, within a PVC casing
to that depth. Systematic temporal variation patterns, manifested as large
relative signals are composed of sub-diurnal (SDR) radon, multi-day (MD) and
annual (AR) signals. The overall variation is dominated by the intense SDR
signals which occur in some days, and may vary from background levels (5
counts or less) to peak values (attaining >1000 counts) and back to
background at an interval of 6 to 12 h. Intervals of up to several tens
of days without significant SDR signals interchange with times of intense
daily occurrences of such signals. Their occurrence indicates very fast
variations of radiation from radon at the point of measurement. The peak
times, within the diurnal 24-h cycle of SDR signals occur preferentially
at an interval of 14–16 h (UT+2). Spectral analysis indicates: (a) A
diurnal periodicity composed of a primary 24-h and a secondary 12-h
periodicity, which are attributed to the solar tide constituents S1 and S2.
Tidal constituents indicative for gravity tide (O1, M2) are lacking; (b) An
annual periodicity. A compound relation among the diurnal and annual
periodicity is indicated by: (a) Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) analysis
shows an overall annual structure with a modulation of the S1 and S2
periodicities; (b) Moving-time-window Fourier spectral analysis showing that
the amplitudes of S1 and S2 vary in an annual pattern, with relatively high
values in summer. The phase of S1, S2 and S3 shows a systematic
multi-year variation. It is suggested that the significant signatures of the
periodic phenomena and their modulations reflect a direct link with the
solar radiation tide. |
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