The deposition of beryllium 7 and phosphorus 32 in precipitation at north temperate latitudes

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Journal of Geophysical Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ067i013p05335· OSTI ID:4733502

Walton, Alan; Fried, Ralph E.

The concentrations of Be⁷ and P³² in fourteen precipitation samples from Westwood, N. J., have been measured for the purpose of studying the mechanisms involved in the deposition of natural and artificially produced radioactivity. After due allowances were made for rainfall amounis it was calculated that the deposition of these nuclides at temperate latitudes did not differ greatly from that found in the tropical regions, namely in India. Observed rates of deposition also agreed quite well with those calculated on the basis of the entire production of Be⁷ and P³² within the troposphere. In some instances the observed ratios of Be⁷/P³² did not exclude the possibility of incursion of recent stratospheric air into air masses from which the radioactivity was derived.

• Research Organization: Isotopes, Inc., Westwood, N.J.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-006840
• OSTI ID: 4733502
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 67; ISSN 0148-0227
• Publisher: American Geophysical Union
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
AIR
ATMOSPHERE
BERYLLIUM 7
DEPOSITS
EARTH
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
PHOSPHORUS 32
PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTION
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOACTIVITY
RAIN
SAMPLING
STRATOSPHERE