The Dependence of Artificial Radioactivity in Rain on Rainfall Rate
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- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
- Vol. 11 (4) , 404-407
- https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v11i4.9332
Abstract
The artificial radioactivity in rain was measured as a function of rainfall rate. As a rule an inverse relationship was found between the specific activity and the rate of rainfall. A tentative explanation is given.Keywords
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