Published October 1987 | Version v1
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Radioactive fallout from Chernobyl has been found in the Greenland icecap

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Some radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident may help scientists track global weather patterns. Radioactive fallout has been found in the Greenland icecap. The cesium 134 and cesium 137 in the 1986 layer of snow will enable scientists to compute accumulated snowfall for the next 80 years

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Journal Title
Environ. Sci. Technol.
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
10
Series
Environ. Sci. Technol.
Journal Page Range
934
ISSN
0013-936X
CODEN
ESTHA

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19062627
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AERODYNAMICS; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FALLOUT; FORECASTING; GLOBAL ASPECTS; GLOBAL FALLOUT; GREENLAND; SNOW; WEATHER
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISLANDS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES