Radon time variations and deterministic chaos

Radon concentrations were continuously measured outdoors, in the living room and in the basement at 10 min intervals for a month. Radon time series were analyzed by comparing algorithms to extract phase space dynamical information. The application of fractal methods enabled exploration of the chaoti...

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Published in:Journal of environmental radioactivity 2004, Vol.75 (1), p.35-45
Main Authors: PLANINIC, J, VUKOVIC, B, RADOLIC, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Algorithms
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Buildings. Public works
Deterministic chaos
Dispersed sources and other
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Indoor pollution and occupational exposure
Meteorological Concepts
Meteorological parameters
Nonlinear Dynamics
Pollution
Pollution indoor buildings
Pollution sources. Measurement results
Radon - analysis
Radon - chemistry
Radon time series
Reproducibility of Results
Time Factors
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Summary:Radon concentrations were continuously measured outdoors, in the living room and in the basement at 10 min intervals for a month. Radon time series were analyzed by comparing algorithms to extract phase space dynamical information. The application of fractal methods enabled exploration of the chaotic nature of radon in atmosphere. The computed fractal dimensions, such as the Hurst exponent ( H) from the rescaled range analysis, Lyapunov exponent ( λ) and attractor dimension, provided estimates of the degree of chaotic behavior. The obtained low values of the Hurst exponent (0< H
ISSN:0265-931X
1879-1700
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.10.007