ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY IN ANTARCTICA 1956-1963.

• Main Authors: Lockhart,L. B. ,Jr., Patterson,R. L. ,Jr., Saunders,A. W. ,Jr.
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Radioactiv; Radioactive Wastes & Fission Prod; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; FISSION PRODUCTS; RADON; DECAY; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; AEROSOLS; Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Antarctic; Little America; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
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Continuous measurements of the radioactive aerosol content of the surface air in Antarctica have been made since 1956, first at Little America and later at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Both the radioactivity due to bomb-produced fission products and to the naturally occurring radionuclides...