Composition and Concentration of Radioactive Contaminants in the Air in the Indian and the Pacific Oceans in 1959-1960, Based on Material Gathered by the Expedition on Board the Research Vessel "vityaz"; SOSTAV I KONTSENTRATSIYA RADIOAKTIVNYKH ZAGRYAZNENII VOZDUKHA V INDIISKOM I TIKHOM OKEANAKH V 1959-1960. G.G. PO MATERIALAM EKSPEDITSII NA E/S "VITYAZ"

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4835009

Lavrenchik, V N; Sofiev, G N; Shubko, V M

Data are presented on the distribution of nuclear explosion products in air over the western Pacific Ocean and northern and central Indian Ocean during October 1959 to April 1960. The results show that 2 years after tests, for the region 43 deg northern latitude to 30 deg south latitude, the fall-out concentration in the northern hemisphere is twice that in the southern, indicating a certain stratospheric reservoir activity. Data are plotted. It is shown that the minimum concentration in the stratosphere corresponds to a minimum in the troposphere. A variation in the ratio of maximum soil contamination to maximum tropospheric contamination is explained by meridional circulation and more favorable conditions of soil uptake. (R.V.J.)

• Research Organization: Akademiya Nauk S.S.S.R.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-032360
• OSTI ID: 4835009
• Report Number(s): A/AC.82/G/L.616
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ADSORPTION
AIR
ATMOSPHERE
CONTAMINATION
DISTRIBUTION
FISSION PRODUCTS
GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND METEOROLOGY
MOTION
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
QUANTITY RATIO
SEA
SOILS
STORAGE
STRATOSPHERE
VARIATIONS
WIND