Cosmic Ray-Produced Radionuclides as Tracers of Atmospheric Precipitation Processes
- 12 January 1968
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 159 (3811) , 189-192
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3811.189
Abstract
Through recent developments in instrumental analysis it is now possible to measure with good precision the rainwater concentrations of five short-lived radionuclides which are produced by cosmic ray spallation of atmospheric argon. These measurements provide a method for studying the in-cloud nucleation times and aerosol scavenging efficiencies, and promise to provide information onshort-term processes which occur in rain and snow formation.Keywords
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