Influences of atmospheric transport pathways on radionuclide activities in aerosol particles from over the North Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21301-21316

  Arimoto, R ^a   Snow, J A ^b   Graustein, W C ^c   Moody, J L ^d   Ray, B J ^b   Duce, R A ^e   Turekian, K K ^c   Maring, H B ^f  

^a New Mexico State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033369553     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900356     Document Type: Article

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