Self-organised critical features in soil radon and MHz electromagnetic disturbances: results from environmental monitoring in Greece

Appl Radiat Isot. 2013 Feb:72:39-53. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.09.005. Epub 2012 Oct 4.

Abstract

This paper addresses the issues of self-organised critical behaviour of soil-radon and MHz-electromagnetic disorders during intense seismic activity in SW Greece. A significant radon signal is re-analysed for environmental influences with Fast Fourier Transform and multivariate statistics. Self-organisation of signals is investigated via fractal evolving techniques and detrended fluctuation analysis. New lengthy radon data are presented and analysed accordingly. The data did not show self-similarities. Similar analysis applied to new important concurrent MHz-electromagnetic signals revealed analogous behaviour to radon. The signals precursory value is discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Electromagnetic Fields*
  • Environmental Monitoring*
  • Greece
  • Radon / chemistry*
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / chemistry*

Substances

  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Radon