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INDEX
clouds from, debris distribution in,
629-45
fractionation correlations of, 34
nuclear debris formation mechanism, 1
particle size-of debris, 630
particles from, physical properties
of, 98-107
radiochemical fractionation of particles,
108-18
stratospheric debris from, in 1962-
1964, 301-22
Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
‘‘Cadmium-109 Results for up to
20 km ’’, 405-8
“Size and Vertical Distributions of
Stratospheric Radioactive Aeroaols’’,
158-82
Aircraft
air samplers for, 423, 429, 431
atmospheric sampling for 19Cd, 406
atmospheric sampling for Springfield
Project, 436, 440-49
ceiling limitations on nuclear cloud
sampling, 644
in-cloud dose rate monitoring, 629-30,
635-36
stratospheric sampling, 378
stratospheric sampling in 1962-1964,
301-22, 325
tropospheric sampling for “C, 425
Alaska
tritium concentrations since 1961,
654-56, 660-61, 672
Albany, New York
tritium concentrations since 1961, 655
Alberta, Canada
tritium concentrations since 1961, 65556, 661, 672
Albuquerque, New Mexico
tritium concentrations since 1961, 655
Alexander, Lyle T.
“*Strontium-90 on the Earth’s Surface.
Tl’’, 359-68
Alexandria, UAR
tritium concentrations since 1961, 651,
658
Alfalfa
cesium-137 content, variation in,
717-18, 720-22
cesium-137 uptake from rain, 704-7
strontium-90 content, variations in,
711-22
Alkaline earth metals
(see also specific metals, e.g.,
Strontium)
diet effects on absorption in body, 900
Allen, James S.
“‘Strontium-90 on the Earth’s Surface.
T’’, 359-68
Alluvium
effect on cloud geometries from underground bursts, 335-39
fractionation correlations for surface
bursts in, 72-81
Altitude
clouds in Dominic I Operation, 630-31
effect on activity-particle size
relations, 246-47
effects on debris distribution in
atmosphere, 211, 629-45, 692
effects on debris distribution in
stratosphere, 158-82, 301-22, 325,
326-27
effects on energy distribution in
atmosphere, 394-96
effecta on hemispheric differences in
circulation, 694-95
Aluminum oxide systema (Al203-CaO-Rb20)
(fused)
equilibration diagram for 12720C, 36-7
Aluminum oxide systems (AlzO3-Rb20-Si0,)
(fused)
equilibration diagram for 1272°C, 36-7
Animals
iodine-131 uptake from plants, model
studies, 800-18
radioisotope retention, factors affecting,
774
Ankara, Turkey
tritium concentrations since 1961, 651,
658
Annihilation radiation
gamma ray spectroscopy, 190, 193
Antalya, Turkey
tritium concentrations in 1963, 658
Antarctica
addition to 80th Meridian Air Sampling
Program, 617
Antimony.
diffusion in fused silicates, 13-14
Antimony-124
concentration in air at Richland,
Washington, 206-7
concentration at ground level, 247, 498
determination in air filter samples, 603
distribution with altitude in 1962 and
1964, 211
distribution with latitude in stratosphere, 212, 609-13
measurementin air filter samples by
gamma ray spectrometry, 198-99
origin in atmosphere, 693
precipitation effects on deposition,
214-15
stratospheric concentration of, 212,
320-22, 327, 609-13
Antimony-125
activity in atmosphere above Pacific
Northwest, 432, 433
activity ratios in atmosphere, 693
concentration in air at Richland,
Washington, 206-7
concentration at ground level, 247, 498
content in northern stratosphere, 609-13
contribution to total fission product
activity, 30, 33
deposition in 1962-1964, 196
determination in air filter samples, 603
determination by gamma ray spectros-