External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy)
This study presents the map of the external effective annual dose rate (1:200,000 scale) due to terrestrial and cosmic radiation. The terrestrial dose is assessed via gamma ray spectroscopy combining radiometric data from airborne surveys and laboratory measurements. The geostatistical method Colloc...
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| author | Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis Matteo Albéri Stefano Bisogno Ivan Callegari Enrico Chiarelli Luca Cicala Tommaso Colonna Mario De Cesare Enrico Guastaldi Andrea Maino Fabio Mantovani Michele Montuschi Andrea Motti Norman Natali Marco Ogna Filippo Semenza Andrea Serafini Gianluigi Simone Virginia Strati |
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| description | This study presents the map of the external effective annual dose rate (1:200,000 scale) due to terrestrial and cosmic radiation. The terrestrial dose is assessed via gamma ray spectroscopy combining radiometric data from airborne surveys and laboratory measurements. The geostatistical method Collocated CoKriging is used for the spatial interpolation of the sparse gamma ray data, adopting a high-resolution geological map as ancillary information. The obtained numerical map is integrated with the cosmic radiation effective dose rate calculated using the CARI-7 software tool that considers the effects of altitude, latitude, and the solar magnetic activity cycle. The absorbed dose rate due to radioactivity of the main lithological groups is studied and, for the most populated municipalities, the population-weighted average effective dose is also calculated. For future generations, this map will be a reference tool for evaluating radiological effects in case of accidental events like radioactive fallout or environmental contaminations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b78a0790f72b4ebd9ea939bb591d8e522022-12-22T03:40:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472022-07-0111110.1080/17445647.2022.2093659External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy)Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis0Matteo Albéri1Stefano Bisogno2Ivan Callegari3Enrico Chiarelli4Luca Cicala5Tommaso Colonna6Mario De Cesare7Enrico Guastaldi8Andrea Maino9Fabio Mantovani10Michele Montuschi11Andrea Motti12Norman Natali13Marco Ogna14Filippo Semenza15Andrea Serafini16Gianluigi Simone17Virginia Strati18Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyServizio Rischio idrogeologico, idraulico e sismico, difesa del suolo, Regione Umbria, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Applied Geosciences, German University of Technology GUtech, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyCIRA, Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Capua, ItalyGEOexplorer Impresa Sociale S.r.l, Arezzo, ItalyCIRA, Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Capua, ItalyGEOexplorer Impresa Sociale S.r.l, Arezzo, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyServizio Rischio idrogeologico, idraulico e sismico, difesa del suolo, Regione Umbria, Perugia, ItalyServizio Rischio idrogeologico, idraulico e sismico, difesa del suolo, Regione Umbria, Perugia, ItalyServizio Rischio idrogeologico, idraulico e sismico, difesa del suolo, Regione Umbria, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyServizio Rischio idrogeologico, idraulico e sismico, difesa del suolo, Regione Umbria, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyThis study presents the map of the external effective annual dose rate (1:200,000 scale) due to terrestrial and cosmic radiation. The terrestrial dose is assessed via gamma ray spectroscopy combining radiometric data from airborne surveys and laboratory measurements. The geostatistical method Collocated CoKriging is used for the spatial interpolation of the sparse gamma ray data, adopting a high-resolution geological map as ancillary information. The obtained numerical map is integrated with the cosmic radiation effective dose rate calculated using the CARI-7 software tool that considers the effects of altitude, latitude, and the solar magnetic activity cycle. The absorbed dose rate due to radioactivity of the main lithological groups is studied and, for the most populated municipalities, the population-weighted average effective dose is also calculated. For future generations, this map will be a reference tool for evaluating radiological effects in case of accidental events like radioactive fallout or environmental contaminations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2093659Terrestrial radioactivitycosmic raysgamma rayscollocated CoKrigingpublic exposureeffective dose rate |
| spellingShingle | Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis Matteo Albéri Stefano Bisogno Ivan Callegari Enrico Chiarelli Luca Cicala Tommaso Colonna Mario De Cesare Enrico Guastaldi Andrea Maino Fabio Mantovani Michele Montuschi Andrea Motti Norman Natali Marco Ogna Filippo Semenza Andrea Serafini Gianluigi Simone Virginia Strati External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) Journal of Maps Terrestrial radioactivity cosmic rays gamma rays collocated CoKriging public exposure effective dose rate |
| title | External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) |
| title_full | External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) |
| title_short | External effective dose from natural radiation for the Umbria region (Italy) |
| title_sort | external effective dose from natural radiation for the umbria region italy |
| topic | Terrestrial radioactivity cosmic rays gamma rays collocated CoKriging public exposure effective dose rate |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2093659 |
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