Mean tropospheric residence time of cosmic-ray-produced beryllium 7 at North temperate latitudes

Journal Article · Tue Jun 20 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JC083iC06p03058· OSTI ID:6950463

Bleichrodt, J F

By means of published data on the concentration of /sup 7/Be in the troposphere between 30/sup 0/ and 75/sup 0/N, together with concentrations measured over the Netherlands, the tropospheric content of /sup 7/Be has been estimated. Comparison of this value with published rates of deposition of /sup 7/Be in the same latitude band shows that the mean tropospheric residence time of this nuclide is probably not less than 22 days and is more likely of the order of 35 days. This is in agreement with previous estimates and not in agreement with the value of 1 week or less proposed recently by Martell and Moore.

• Research Organization: Medical Biological Laboratory TNO, Rijswijk Z. H.,Netherlands
• OSTI ID: 6950463
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States) Vol. 83:C6; ISSN JGREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640200* -- Atmospheric Physics
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AEROSOLS
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
BERYLLIUM 7
BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COLLOIDS
COSMIC RADIATION
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISPERSIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FALLOUT
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATIONS
RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS
RADIOISOTOPES
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SOLS
TROPOSPHERE
VARIATIONS