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  • Research Article   
  • J Earth Sci Clim Change,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000460

Long-Memory and Fractal Trends in Variations of Environmental Radon in Soil: Results from Measurements in Lesvos Island in Greece

Nikolopoulos Dimitrios1*, Matsoukas Christos1, Yannakopoulos H Panayiotis1, Petraki Ermioni2, Cantzos Demetrios3 and Nomicos Constantinos4
1Department of Electronic Computer Systems Engineering, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Piraeus), , Petrou Ralli and Thivon, Aigaleo, Greece
2Department of Environmental Sciences, University of the Aegean, Xenia Building University Hill, Greece
3Department of Automation Engineering, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Piraeus), , Greece
4Department of Electronic Engineering, , TEI of Athens, Agiou Spyridonos, Aigaleo, Greece
*Corresponding Author : Nikolopoulos Dimitrios, Department of Electronic Computer Systems Engineering, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Piraeus), Petrou Ralli And Thivon, Aigaleo, Greece, Tel: +0030-210-5381560, Email: dniko@teipir.gr

Received Date: Apr 04, 2018 / Accepted Date: Apr 16, 2018 / Published Date: Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

This paper presents evidence of trends of fractal properties and long memory in three-month variations of radon in soil, in Lesvos Island, Greece. The methodology employed consists of sliding-window (a) detrended fluctuation analysis, (b) fractal analysis, (c) rescaled range analysis and (d) fractal dimension analysis with the methods of Higuchi, Katz and Sevcik. During measurements two mild earthquakes occurred in the vicinity. The results of the detrended fluctuation analysis revealed four peaks with slopes between 1.2 and 1.5. The fractal analysis method resulted in three peaks with persistent power-law exponent values in the range 2.2 and 3.0. The rescaled-range analysis indicated persistent Hurst exponents between 0.7-0.9 and in some segments, between 0.9-1. The fractal dimension analysis showed four peaks with fractal dimensions in the range 1.3-2.0 (Higuchi and Katz methods) and 1.0-1.5 (Sevcik method). The results were compared in terms of conversion to Hurst exponents. Several persistent segments were addressed, along with persistency-anti-persistency switching instances. Potential geological sources are discussed and analyzed.

Keywords: Fractals; DFA; Spectral fractal analysis; Fractal dimension; Radon in soil; Earthquakes

Citation: Nikolopoulos D, Matsoukas C, Yannakopoulos P, Petraki E, Cantzos D, et al. (2018) Long-Memory and Fractal Trends in Variations of Environmental Radon in Soil: Results from Measurements in Lesvos Island in Greece. J Earth Sci Clim Change 9:460. Doi: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000460

Copyright: © 2018 Nikolopoulos D, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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