Science · 1965 · 34 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesChemistryEarth SciencesAtmospheric ChemistryNuclear ChemistryNuclear PhysicsRadioactive DecayGlobal Circulation PatternsIsotope Fractionation In PrecipitationMeteorite IsotopesNuclear FalloutPrecipitation IsotopesStrontium Isotope AnalysisStrontium Isotope GeochemistryStrontium Isotopes
Strontium-89 and strontium-90, released into the atmosphere by the Chinese nuclear device on 14 May 1965, circled the world in less than a month and caused a sharp peak in the Sr(89)/Sr(90) ratio in rain at Tokyo on 12 June.
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