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Benitez-Nelson, C.R. and Buesseler, K.O. (1999). Phosphorus 32, phosphorus 37, beryllium 7, and lead 210: Atmospheric fluxes and utility in tracing stratosphere/troposphere exchange. Journal of Geophysical Research 104: doi: 10.1029/1998JD100101. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The deposition of 32P, 33P, 7Be, and 210Pb was measured in individual rain events at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, from March 1996 to February 1998 and in bimonthly integrated samples from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from March to November 1997. Annual depositional fluxes of 32P and 33P were 0.178 and 0.165 disintegrations per minute (dpm) cm-2 yr-1, respectively, at Woods Hole and 0.212 and 0.175 dpm cm-2 yr-1 at Portsmouth. Beryllium 7 and 210Pb fluxes averaged 12.8 and 1.43 dpm cm-2 yr-1, respectively, at Woods Hole and 16.6 and 0.95 dpm cm-2 yr-1 at Portsmouth. High ratios of 33P/32P were observed in rain during severe storm events, suggesting that these isotopes trace stratosphere/troposphere exchange processes. Similar occurrences, however, were not observed in 7Be/32P, 7Be/33P, and 7Be/210Pb ratios. This indicates that there is substantial fractionation occurring among phosphorus, beryllium, and lead between time of production and atmospheric removal via precipitation. ¿ 1999 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801), Geochemistry, Isotopic composition/chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Precipitation, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—constituent transport and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Cloud physics and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Polar meteorology |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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