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Variations in Mercury and radon emission at an aseismic site
Author(s) -
Klusman Ronald W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl008i005p00461
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , radon , environmental science , sorption , atmospheric sciences , geology , chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , computer science , programming language , organic chemistry , adsorption
Considerable variation occurs at one aseismic location in the emission rate of mercury and emanation rate of radon from the earth. Improvements are made in the use of seasonal parameters to explain variance in mercury emission. The rate of emission of mercury and radon have contrasting seasonal fluctuations. This may be the result of radon emanation being dominated by diffusion and possible convection processes, whereas mercury emission is strongly influenced by sorption of mercury by soil particles. An understanding of the non‐seismic induced variation in gas emission processes may allow reliable application of these techniques to earthquake prediction. The data presented suggest radon offers more promise than mercury in this application.