Determination of the Tropospheric Residence Time of Lead-210
- 20 September 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 137 (3534) , 994-995
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3534.994
Abstract
The ratios of bismuth-210 to lead-210 in rain samples were used to calculate tropospheric residence time for lead-210. The value of about 6 days thus obtained agrees closely with the average interval between two rainfalls.Keywords
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