Depositional characteristics of 7Be and 210Pb in southeastern Michigan

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  McNeary, D ^a   Baskaran, M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration of 210Pb and 7Be in air; Deposition velocity; Depositional fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb; Enrichment factor; Washout ratio

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DRY DEPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346461694     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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