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25 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 25 Mar 2020
| 25 Mar 2020
Tritium as a hydrological tracer in Mediterranean precipitation events
GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 5,
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Jürgen Sültenfuß
Institut für Umweltphysik, Universität Bremen, Otto Hahn Allee 1, 28355 Bremen, Germany
Katja Trachte
Institute for Environmental Sciences, Brandenburg University of
Technology (BTU), Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03044, Germany
Frédéric Huneau
Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et
Techniques, Département d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52,
20250 Corte, France
CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, 20250 Corte, France
Emilie Garel
Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et
Techniques, Département d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52,
20250 Corte, France
CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, 20250 Corte, France
Sébastien Santoni
Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et
Techniques, Département d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52,
20250 Corte, France
CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, 20250 Corte, France
Johannes A. C. Barth
GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 5,
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Robert van Geldern
GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 5,
91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Short summary
Tritium can serve as a useful tracer in the hydrological cycle; however, aspects of the distribution and exchange of tritium in the atmosphere are not completely understood. In particular, the movement of tritium from its natural origin in the upper atmosphere to its deposition onto the land surface by precipitation has to be quantified further. Therefore, this study collected precipitation event samples and used atmospheric models in order to improve knowledge regarding tritium dynamics.
Tritium can serve as a useful tracer in the hydrological cycle; however, aspects of the...
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