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Extreme variations of air dose rates in east Fukushima
1School of Science and Engineering, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya 320-8551, Japan akimoto@ees.teikyo-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
This report analyses the data of air (ambient) dose rates measured at 164 points in eastern Fukushima during a period of half a year after 10 June 2011. It is found that at some locations the values decreased or increased extraordinarily although on average the overall dose rates decreased significantly faster than the theoretically predicted rate. Among them the nine most extreme points are selected and analysed. It is found that behind these extraordinary behaviours of air dose rates there exists the combination of wind/rain and artificial structures such as sloped pavements.
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