Lead-210 and polonium-210 in the atmosphere

D. H. Peirson; R. S. Cambray; G. S. Spicer

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v18i2-3.9381

Lead-210 and polonium-210 in the atmosphere

Tellus

Volume 18 (1966): Issue 2-3

By: D. H. Peirson, R. S. Cambray and G. S. Spicer

Open Access

|Jan 1966

Abstract

The concentration of Pb-210 has been measured at several altitudes in the atmosphere over the United Kingdom during 1958. The gradient into the lower stratosphere was less steep than observed by Burton & Stewart (1960) and conformed to the diffusion models of Jacobi & Andre (1963) for the case of short washout times, and Machta (1960).

The concentrations of Pb-210 and Po-210 in surface air and Pb-210 in rainwater have been measured continuously since 1961. The ratio of Po-210/Pb-210 exhibits a seasonal variation during 1962 and 1963: this might be attributed to artificial production of Pb-210 during the weapon tests of 1961-2. An estimate has been obtained of the global deposition of Pb-210.

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Submitted on: Nov 1, 1965

Published on: Jan 1, 1966

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© 1966 D. H. Peirson, R. S. Cambray, G. S. Spicer, published by Stockholm University Press
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