Characterising terrestrial influences on Antarctic air masses using Radon-222 measurements at King George Island

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: S. D. Chambers, S.-B. Hong, A. G. Williams, J. Crawford, A. D. Griffiths, S.-J. Park
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Antarctic; King George Island; King Sejong Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9903-2014; https://doaj.org/article/2049f975e6254d1289ac3f2c9a690021

We report on one year of high-precision direct hourly radon observations at King Sejong Station (King George Island) beginning in February 2013. Findings are compared with historic and ongoing radon measurements from other Antarctic sites. Monthly median concentrations reduced from 72 mBq m −3 in la...