Premium
cosmic ray produced 32 P and 33 P in Cl, S and K at mountain altitude and calculation of oceanic production rates
Author(s) -
Waser N. A. D.,
Bacon M. P.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl00878
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , nuclide , attenuation , cosmic ray , altitude (triangle) , latitude , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , cosmogenic nuclide , new production , physics , nuclear physics , chemistry , meteorology , nutrient , astronomy , optics , geometry , mathematics , phytoplankton , organic chemistry
The activities of 32 P and 33 P induced in Cl, S and K targets during exposure to cosmic rays were measured at Mt. Washington (55.7°N, 1917 m) allowing the in situ production rates of the nuclides to be determined in all the major ocean targets. Furthermore, the production rates of 32 P and 33 P in Cl, the major ocean target, were determined at three different altitudes in the atmosphere at Woods Hole (53°N, 10 m), Mt. Washington and l'Aiguille du Midi (47.4°N, 3820 m). The exponential attenuation length of the production rates of 32 P was found to be consistent with the attenuation length of neutrons in the lower atmosphere at mid‐latitudes. The data allow the in situ oceanic production rates of the nuclides to be estimated at all latitudes.