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Environmentally Induced Heritable Changes in Flax
Published on: January 26, 2011
まとめ
空気中の粒子状物質は,平流圏の循環に関連して,冬季の間,南風からのガンマ線活性がより高いことを示しています. 放射性廃棄物の分布におけるこの季節的変動は,1961年から1963年の間に観察されました.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 核物理学 核物理学とは
背景:
- 大気中の粒子状物質は,平流層の源から放射性同位素を運ぶことができる.
- ストラトスフィアのゴミの輸送と堆積を理解することは,環境モニタリングに不可欠です.
- 以前の平流圏循環のモデルは,観測された地面レベルの活動パターンを完全に説明できませんでした.
研究 の 目的:
- 空気中の粒子状物質のガンマ線活性における方向的差異を調査する.
- 観測されたガンマ活性と風の方向と季節を相関させるため.
- 実験的発見に基づいた大気循環モデルを精製する.
主な方法:
- 北風と南風のある時期に,濾過を用いた空気サンプル収集.
- スシンチレーションスペクトロメーターを用いた微粒子のガンマ線活性分析.
- 特定のエネルギーレベル (0.75,0.49,および0.145 MeV) でガンマ活動の測定.
主要な成果:
- 12月から5月の北風と比較して,南風ではガンマ波の活性が著しく高かった.
- 反対の傾向は,6月から9月に観察されました.
- 最低のガンマ線活動は1962年の夏に発生し,南風はより顕著に減少した.
結論:
- 観測されたガンマ活性における季節的および方向的変動は,修正されたブレワー-ドブソン理論を支持する.
- ストラトスフィアの破片は,主に年のほとんどで北緯40度以南の地表に達します.
- 研究したサンプルでは,ガンマ活性における有意な昼間変動は検出されなかった.
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