Published January 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

The global-average production rate of 10Be

  • 1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA). Dept. of Geology and Geophysics

Description

Precipitation collected in continuously open containers for about a year at seven sites around the United States was analyzed for 10Be, 90Sr, 210Pb and 238U. Based on these data and long-term precipitation, 90Sr and 210Pb delivery patterns, the stratospheric, tropospheric and recycled 10Be components in the collections were estimated and the global 10Be production rate was assessed. Single station production rate estimates range from 0.52x106 atoms cm-2 yr-1 to 2.64x106 atoms cm-2 yr-1. The mean value is 1.21x106 atoms cm-2 yr-1 with a standard error of 0.26x106 atoms cm-2 yr-1. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
3/4
Series
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.
Journal Page Range
279-287
ISSN
0012-821X
CODEN
EPSLA

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC02-76EV13573; DE-AC02-76ER03074