Describing the annual cyclic behaviour of 7Be concentrations in surface air in Oceania

Surface air concentrations of (7)Be at a number of stations in Oceania show a distinct annual cycle. We apply a sinusoidal model to describe this cycle. The results show that peak (7)Be concentrations in surface air occur during early spring at tropical latitudes and during mid-to-late summer at middle latitudes. Comparison with available (90)Sr surface air data for the southern hemisphere indicates that stratosphere-to-troposphere exchange is an active atmospheric process controlling the (7)Be annual cycle throughout the Oceania region. Vertical transport of air within the troposphere also seems to influence the observed annual cycle. Seasonality in rainfall is not thought to control the annual cyclic behaviour of (7)Be in surface air.     

Factors controlling 7Be and 210Pb atmospheric deposition as revealed by sampling individual rain events in the region of Geneva, Switzerland

Bulk atmospheric deposition of 7Be and 210Pb has been measured at Versoix, close to Geneva, Switzerland. Collectors were continuously deployed from November 1997 through November 1998 for periods from 1 to 22 days depending on the frequency of rain. The activities of 7Be and 210Pb integrated over the sampling interval were moderately well correlated with rainfall (r2 of 0.66 and 0.55, respectively; p < 0.001) and well correlated one with the other (r2 of 0.91; p < 0.001). The 7Be/210Pb activity ratio is close to 13.5, except for samples collected in the periods of very low precipitation which have a distinctly lower ratio. A simple model accounting for rainfall, seasonal variations and reload of the local atmosphere after a rain event explains 90% of the variance of 7Be and 210Pb deposition. Concentrations of 210Pb and Ca++ in rain were correlated with transport time of air masses over the continent as indicated by reconstruction of air mass trajectories over three days.     

南京地区7Be沉降特征

7Be是研究大气科学与地球化学的核元素之一，对研究短期过程的地表土壤颗粒迁移具有较大价值。为了解南京地区利用7Be进行土壤侵蚀示踪研究的合适时机，于2010年1月~2011年12月收集南京地区各月的7Be沉降样品，经实验室化学实验处理和γ谱仪测量，计算7Be沉降通量，并分析7Be大气沉降的季节性变化趋势。结果表明：南京地区平均7Be沉降量为1 62178 Bq/（m2·a），沉降通量为066～1449 Bq/（m2·d），平均沉降通量为444 Bq/（m2·d）；7Be沉降通量的季节变化呈现双峰型趋势，冬末春初和夏季是两个高值区；7Be沉降的а值冬春季较大，夏季最低；降雨量大小与沉降量存在明显的正相关     

Describing the annual cyclic behaviour of Be concentrations in surface air in Oceania

Surface air concentrations of ⁷Be at a number of stations in Oceania show a distinct annual cycle. We apply a sinusoidal model to describe this cycle. The results show that peak ⁷Be concentrations in surface air occur during early spring at tropical latitudes and during mid-to-late summer at middle latitudes. Comparison with available ⁹⁰Sr surface air data for the southern hemisphere indicates that stratosphere-to-troposphere exchange is an active atmospheric process controlling the ⁷Be annual cycle throughout the Oceania region. Vertical transport of air within the troposphere also seems to influence the observed annual cycle. Seasonality in rainfall is not thought to control the annual cyclic behaviour of ⁷Be in surface air.     

The temporal variations of (7)Be, (210)Pb and (210)Po in air in England

We have conducted measurements of naturally occurring radionuclides (7)Be, (210)Pb and (210)Po in air at ground level at Chilton, Oxfordshire, England. The sampling and analysis regime for the latter two isotopes has been optimised to minimise uncertainties in measurement due to decay of (210)Po and in-growth of (210)Pb during the sampling and analysis period. Analysis times were reduced by using Cerenkov counting to assay the (210)Bi daughter of (210)Pb. Monthly data collected over a four-year period are presented and discussed. (7)Be activity concentrations appear to peak in spring. (210)Pb activity concentrations also follow a seasonal trend reflecting different (222)Rn emanation rates from soil during winter and summer. Data for (210)Po show no such trend.     

Seasonal and spatial variation of atmospheric 210Pb and 7Be deposition: features of the Japan Sea side of Japan

Monthly depositional fluxes of (210)Pb and (7)Be at Tatsunokuchi, Japan which faces the Japan Sea were studied over a 12-year period from 1991 to 2002. The data were compared with the spatial variability of these fluxes at Taejon in Korea and at 11 other sites in Japan from Ishigaki of the southern islands of Okinawa to Wakkanai of the northern end of Hokkaido over a 2-year period from 2000 to 2001. The monthly depositions of both (210)Pb and (7)Be at Tatsunokuchi revealed very similar seasonal variations with a single peak; both depositions were high in winter and low in summer. This phenomenon was found to be not transient but stationary. The deposition of these nuclides was much greater on the Japan Sea side of Japan than on the Pacific Ocean side. The cause for high deposition of (210)Pb and (7)Be in winter might be explained by a combination of a series of the following processes: blowing out of air masses with a high (210)Pb concentration near the surface layer over the continent by strong winter monsoons, additional flow of cold air masses with high (7)Be concentration at high latitude, well-mixing with generation of ascending current and convection clouds over the Japan Sea, and heavy snowfalls accompanying them.     

Precipitation scavenging of 7Be and 137Cs radionuclides in air

Atmospheric depositional fluxes of the naturally occurring 7Be of cosmogenic origin and 137Cs from fallout of the Chernobyl accident were measured over a 6-year period (January 1987-December 1992) at Thessaloniki, Greece (40 degrees 38'N, 22 degrees 58'E). Total precipitation accumulation during 1987-1992 varied between 33.7 cm and 65.2 cm, reflecting a relatively dry (precipitation-free) climate. The activity concentrations of 7Be and 137Cs in rainwater depended on the precipitation rate, being higher for low precipitation rates and lesser for high precipitation rates. 137Cs was removed by rain and snow more efficiently than 7Be. Snowfall was more efficient than rainfall in removing the radionuclides from the atmosphere. The annual bulk depositional fluxes of 7Be varied between 477 and 1133 Bq m(-2) y(-1) and this variability was attributed to the amount of precipitation and the variations of the atmospheric concentrations of 7Be. The annual bulk depositional fluxes of 137Cs showed a significant decrease over time from 1987 to 1992, resulting in a removal half-life of 1.33 years. The presence of 137Cs in air, and therefore in rainwater and snow, long after the Chernobyl accident (26 April 1986) was mainly due to the resuspension process. The normalized depositional fluxes of both radionuclides showed maximal values during the spring season where the maximum amount of precipitation occurred. The relatively high positive correlation between 7Be and 137Cs normalized depositional fluxes indicates that the scavenging process of local precipitation controlled the fluxes of both radionuclides. The dry depositional flux of 7Be was less than 9.37% of total (wet and dry) depositional flux. The fraction of dry-to-total depositional flux of 137Cs was much higher than that of 7Be, due to the resuspended soil.     

Seasonal and inter-annual variation of Beryllium-7 deposition in birch-tree leaves and grass in the northeast upland area of the Czech Republic

The activity concentrations of Beryllium-7 (⁷Be), a naturally occurring radioisotope produced in the atmosphere, were measured in leaves of birch-trees, above-ground parts of grass, soil and rainwater in the mountain massive Kralicky Sneznik (the northeast of the Czech Republic, altitude about 750 m) in the years of 2005, 2006 and 2007. Dried and ground samples of the plants and soils, and water samples from wet deposition were used to determine the ⁷Be content using a semiconductor gamma spectrometer. The ⁷Be values ranged from 147.0 to 279.6 Bq kg⁻¹, from 48.7 to 740.8 Bq kg⁻¹, from 2.1 to 8.7 Bq kg⁻¹, and from 0.6 to 1.9 Bq kg⁻¹ in birch-tree leaves, grass samples, soils, and rainwater, respectively. Insignificant inter-annual variations but significant increase in the ⁷Be activity concentrations during the spring and summer months were observed in birch-tree leaves and grass samples. The seasonal variation of the ⁷Be concentrations in grass samples correlated (R² = 0.4663 and 0.6489) with precipitation. No similar correlation was found for ⁷Be in birch-tree leaves. Beryllium-7 content in birch-tree leaves and in aerial parts of grass was mainly caused by direct transport of ⁷Be from wet deposition into aerial parts of the observed plants.     

Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in airborne particulate samples collected in Barcelona (Spain)

Results for naturally occurring ⁷Be, ²¹⁰Pb, ⁴⁰K, ²¹⁴Bi, ²¹⁴Pb, ²¹²Pb, ²²⁸Ac and ²⁰⁸Tl and anthropogenic ¹³⁷Cs in airborne particulate matter in the Barcelona area during the period from January 2001 to December 2005 are presented and discussed. The ²¹²Pb and ²⁰⁸Tl, ²¹⁴Bi and ²¹⁴Pb, ⁷Be and ²¹⁰Pb radionuclide levels showed a significant correlation with each other, with correlation coefficients of 0.99, 0.78 and 0.69, respectively, suggesting similar origin/behaviour of these radionuclides in the air. Caessium-137 and Potassium-40 were transported to the air as resuspended particle from the soil. The ⁷Be and ²¹⁰Pb concentrations showed similar seasonal variations, with a tendency for maximum concentrations during the summer months. An inverse relationship was observed between the ⁷Be, ²¹⁰Pb, ⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs concentrations and weekly rainfall, indicating washout of atmospheric aerosols carrying these radionuclides.     

7Be to 210Pb concentration ratio in ground level air in Belgrade area

7Be to 210Pb concentration ratios in ground level air on two monitoring stations (MS1 and MS2) in Belgrade area were determined from 1996 to 2001. The average monthly concentrations of 7Be in ground level air were in the range of 0.6-18.3 mBq/m3 and exhibited one or two summer/early fall maxims and one minimum in winter. The maximum concentrations for 210Pb were generally observed in the fall, with the average concentrations in the range of 1.09 x 10(-4) to 30.9 x 10(-4) Bq/m3. The 7Be/210Pb ratios were in the range of 1.7-12.7 (MS1) and 1.8-11.3 (MS2), with summer maxims and late fall/winter minimums. The mean Radionuclides Loading Indices values approach zero except for 1996/1997 (MS1) and 2001 (MS2) due to higher concentrations of 7Be and 210Pb. The mean monthly concentrations of both radionuclides exhibited lognormal distributions. There is significant correlation between the 7Be/210Pb activities ratio and the air stability classes A + B + C for both monitoring stations (correlation coefficients 0.61-0.65), and no correlation with D class and E + F classes. Correlation was found between the activity of 7Be and air stability classes A + B + C (0.46-0.68), and E + F (0.38 for MS1), while for 210Pb, a moderate correlation (0.38-0.40) was found with the E + F air stability classes.     

Seasonal 7Be and 137Cs activities in surface air before and after the Chernobyl event

Seasonal fluctuations of cosmogenic (7)Be (T(1/2)=53.4 days) and anthropogenic (137)Cs (T(1/2)=30 years) activities in surface air (aerosols) have been extracted from a long data record (1972-2000) at high latitude (56 degrees N-68 degrees N, Sweden). Normalization to weekly average values was used to control long-term trends so that cyclical trends could be investigated. Enhanced (7)Be activity was observed in spring and summer seasons and likely relates to the seasonal thinning of the tropopause. Variations in the (137)Cs activity record seem to reflect how the isotope was injected in the atmosphere (stratospheric from bomb tests and tropospheric from the Chernobyl accident) and subsequent transport mechanisms. Accordingly, until 1986, the surface air (137)Cs activity was strongly related to nuclear weapons test fallout and exhibits temporal fluctuations resembling the (7)Be. Conversely, since 1986 the Chernobyl-produced (137)Cs dominates the long-term record that shows annual cycles that are strongly controlled by atmospheric boundary layer conditions. Additionally, short-term data within the post-Chernobyl period suggest subtle intrusion of air masses rich in (137)Cs that may occur throughout the year, and differences resulting from spatial occurrence at these latitudes. This is an important observation that may have to do with year-to-year variation and calls for caution when interpreting short-term data records.     

The effect of air mass origin on the ambient concentrations of Be and Pb in Islamabad, Pakistan

Concentration of radionuclides ²¹⁰Pb and ⁷Be, having half lives of 22.3 years and 53.29 days, respectively, in the surface air samples of Islamabad (33.38° N, 73.10° E and Altitude ∼536 m asl.) are measured. The non-destructive technique of gamma-spectrometry, with a high purity germanium HPGe detector, was employed for the analysis of all samples. The annual average concentrations of ²¹⁰Pb and ⁷Be in the surface air samples were determined as 0.284 ± 0.15 and 3.171 ± 1.14 mBq m⁻³, respectively. Our results have shown a seasonal variation of the concentration of ⁷Be in air samples with high values for the spring season. High concentrations for ²¹⁰Pb are obtained when air masses originate from plain areas of Pothohar region, located in the South-West, West and North West of Islamabad. Our values of concentrations show a nice agreement with the relevant reported results.     

三江源高寒草甸下溪流溶解性有机碳的季节性输移特征

溶解性有机碳（DOC）在生态系统中起着重要作用，但河流DOC输移动态及其对气候变化和多年冻土退化的响应还不清楚。对青藏高原三江源地区高寒草甸下8条小流域河流于2016年8月至2017年7月进行逐月采集水样，同步测定流量，在室内对DOC浓度进行分析，研究河流DOC浓度和输移通量的逐月变化规律以及对降雨和温度逐月变化的响应。结果表明：（1）DOC的年平均浓度介于4.05±1.20~6.55±2.86 mg·L-1之间，均值为5.30 mg·L-1；DOC平均浓度与流域内高寒沼泽草甸（ASM）覆盖面积比例呈显著线性负相关，而与高寒草甸（AM）呈显著线性正相关；此外，有多年冻土发育的流域内河流平均DOC浓度明显高于无多年冻土发育的流域。（2）DOC浓度随季节性气温的变化呈现较大的变异性，在-8~2℃气温回升的过程中，DOC平均浓度随气温的升高呈急剧上升的趋势，在随后2~13℃气温继续升高到最高的过程中，DOC平均浓度又急速降低，而在之后13~-8℃气温下降的过程中，DOC平均浓度呈一个缓慢降低的趋势，并在12月达到最低。（3）DOC平均输移通量也显示出较大的季节差异，其范围为0.006±0.000 5~3.01±0.74 kg·km-2·d-1，均值为1.12±0.81 kg·km-2·d-1；DOC输移通量与流域内平均径流量显著线性正相关，DOC的输移主要集中在春季融雪期和夏季丰雨期。气候变暖会导致多年冻土活动层厚度增加，因此，温度增加导致DOC输移增加的结果提示，气候变暖可能会增加青藏高原高寒草甸区河流对有机碳输移和释放。     

近50年来鄱阳湖流域降雨多时间尺度变化规律研究

利用鄱阳湖流域16个气象站1960~2008年共49 a的月降雨资料，采用Morlet小波函数，对该流域降雨季节变化、年际和年代际时间序列进行小波分析，揭示了流域降雨变化的多时间尺度特征，分析了不同时间尺度下降雨序列变化的周期和突变点。研究表明：①1960~1990年，年降雨量呈明显年际和代际振荡，并无显著趋势；进入90年代以后，年降雨呈现显著上升趋势；进入21世纪，尤其从2002年开始，年降雨量开始减少；②流域季节降雨和年降雨都存在多时间尺度特征，夏季降雨、冬季降雨和年降雨都存在18 a的第一主周期；春季、冬季和年降雨存在6 a次主周期；此外，春季、秋季、冬季和年降雨均存在3 a次主周期；③夏季降雨在18 a时间尺度上与年降雨变化具有相同的趋势和相位，春季降雨在3 a和6 a时间尺度上与年降雨变化具有相似趋势和相位变化     

滇东南峰林湖盆区表层岩溶泉水化学动态变化分析

为探究不同表层岩溶带岩溶水系统和人类干扰方式下滇东南峰林湖盆区表层岩溶泉地球化学变化特征及其影响因素,利用CTDP300水质检测仪,对不同地质背景下的两泉域的水化学性质从月动态和降雨动态两个尺度进行了一个水文年的观测。结果表明:(1)菜花箐泉理化指标季节动态变幅较大:水温为4.6℃,电导率为302μs/cm,pH为0.66,水浊度为255.1;火把洞泉变幅相对较小:水温为3.3℃,电导率为225μs/cm,pH为0.5,水浊度9.8。(2)无雨时:菜花箐泉气温与水温、电导率、pH呈正相关关系;火把洞气温与水温呈现正相关关系,水温与电导率、pH呈现负相关关系。(3)强降雨时:菜花箐泉在降雨初期水温、电导率、水浊度均出现峰值,pH呈现低值。在降雨中后期,电导率大幅度上升,在6 h内从189μs/cm上升到405μs/cm,pH出现峰值后呈波动下降趋势。火把洞泉在降雨初期水温与电导率、pH呈正相关关系,各自呈现本期间峰值。在降雨持续10 h后,pH、电导率均呈现下降趋势。(4)弱降雨气候条件下:菜花箐和火把洞泉的理化指标变幅都较小,在降雨初期、中期和后期两泉域pH、电导率都出现稀释效应曲线。     

Cosmogenic 7Be deposition in North Wales: 7Be concentrations in sheep faeces in relation to altitude and precipitation

Beryllium-7 (7Be) is a cosmogenic radionuclide with a half-life of 53.3 days produced mostly in the stratosphere by cosmic ray spallation of nitrogen and oxygen and entering the lower troposphere by atmospheric circulation processes. Most of the nuclide is removed by rainout during precipitation, so given that rainfall generally increases with altitude, it was considered probable that 7Be deposition would also be greater at higher altitudes. The aim of this study was to determine if there is any relationship between 7Be concentrations, altitude and precipitation by measuring 7Be activity within sheep faeces. An area of North Wales and Northwest England was selected for study, extending from the Dee Estuary at sea level to Snowdon at 1065 m. The results obtained showed a significant increase in 7Be activity with increasing altitude and precipitation consistent with predictions based on the existing literature.     

Seasonal variations of aerosol residence time in the lower atmospheric boundary layer

During a one year period, from Jan. 2002 up to Dec. 2002, approximately 130 air samples were analyzed to determine the atmospheric air activity concentrations of short- and long-lived (222Rn) decay products 214Pb and 210Pb. The samples were taken by using a single-filter technique and gamma-spectrometry was applied to determine the activity concentrations. A seasonal fluctuation in the concentration of 214Pb and 210Pb in surface air was observed. The activity concentrations of both radionuclides were observed to be relatively higher during the winter/autumn season than in spring/summer season. The mean activity concentration of 214Pb and 210Pb within the whole year was found to be 1.4+/-0.27 Bq m(-3) and 1.2+/-0.15 mBq m(-3), respectively. Different 210Pb:214Pb activity ratios during the year varied between 1.78 x 10(-4) and 1.6 x 10(-3) with a mean value of 8.9 x 10(-4) +/- 7.6 x 10(-5). From the ratio between the activity concentrations of the radon decay products 214Pb and 210Pb a mean residence time (MRT) of aerosol particles in the atmosphere of about 10.5+/-0.91 d could be estimated. The seasonal variation pattern shows relatively higher values of MRT in spring/summer season than in winter/autumn season. The MRT data together with relative humidity (RH), air temperature (T) and wind speed (WS), were used for a comprehensive regression analysis of its seasonal variation in the atmospheric air.     

汉江流域降水结构时空特征及影响因素分析

利用汉江流域32个气象站1961~2016年逐日降水资料，分析了汉江流域降水时空分布特征，并探讨了海温及大气环流对流域降水的影响。结果表明：雨量和雨日空间分布相似，小雨、中雨的雨量和雨日由西南向东北递减，降水中心位于西南和东南部；流域东北部大雨以上量级降水由偏少转为偏多，而雨强空间分布则没有明显规律。流域降水集中度自东南向西北逐渐增加，降水集中期逐渐推迟。海温对降水的影响存在季节差异，春季、夏季和秋季降水分别受前期南印度洋、热带北大西洋和热带中东太平洋海温影响，冬季降水则受海温影响不明显；大尺度大气环流对降水存在影响，冬季欧亚遥相关型和春季西太平洋遥相关型均引起冬季风强度变化来影响冬季和春季降水，夏季副高位置和乌山阻高以及秋季巴湖低槽和印缅槽强度则均通过冷空气和暖湿气流强度及交汇位置来影响夏季和秋季降水。     

ENSO对我国东部极端降水的季节影响

利用百分位法定义极端降水阈值,对我国东部地区极端降水在不同季节对ENSO的响应特征加以研究,并以湿位涡作为切入点从大气性质角度出发分析其可能成因。结果表明：暖、冷年当年夏季极端降水对比显著区域主要在华北地区东部,分别表现为负距平区和正距平区;在暖年次年夏季和春季分布形有相似之处,北方多极端降水,南方分布形势较为复杂,江南地区也有极端降水大值区;次年秋季,与春夏季相比,极端降水大值区主要分布在北方;到了次年冬季,整个东部地区以极端降水负距平为主,冷年次年四季极端降水基本呈相反的分布形势;对应的湿位涡场能很好的反映北方地区尤其是华北地区的大气稳定性,而在低纬度地区还不能作为很好预测极端降水分布情况的依据     

PAH mass concentrations measured in PM10 particle fraction

This paper presents daily, monthly and yearly variations of PAH mass concentrations measured in PM(10) particle fraction, collected at one measuring site in Zagreb air between 2001 and 2004, and seasonal differences in PAH mass concentrations in PM(10) samples collected from 21 March 2003 to 20 March 2004. Twenty-four hour samples were taken in the northern residential part of Zagreb using a low-volume (50 m(3)) sampler and glass or quartz filters. The analysis was performed using a high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) and fluorescence detector with changeable excitation and emission wavelength. The annual average mass concentrations over the four-year measuring period for BaP ranged from 1.17 ng/m(3) in 2004 to 1.87 ng/m(3) in 2003 and were below the limit value (2 ng/m(3)) set by the Ordinance on Recommended and Limit Air Quality Values in Croatia. The highest concentrations of all PAHs measured in PM(10) samples collected from 21 March 2003 to 20 March 2004 were found in the winter and the lowest in the summer. Winter average of BaP was 2.94 ng/m(3) and summer average 0.12 ng/m(3). Autumn average was 2.76 ng/m(3) and was very similar to winter concentrations. Spring average of 0.58 ng/m(3) was higher than the summer average (0.12 ng/m(3)). Mass concentrations of all measured PAHs were much higher in the autumn than in the spring. Although annual averages for BaP did not exceed the limit value, autumn and winter BaP mass concentrations did, which calls for measures for reducing PAH emissions in the autumn and winter.