Abstract
The total inventory of 137Cs(3272 kCi) and 90Sr(2257 kCi) in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1972, as well as the subinventories in the 0 to 1000 m, 1000 to 2000 m, 2000 m to bottom layers, continental shelf waters and bottom sediments, have been estimated. We have been careful to provide reliable estimates of uncertainty for each of these values. We have also estimated the inputs of 137Cs to the Atlantic Ocean as direct fallout (2065 kCi), or as ocean current transport (240 kCi) since the start of large scale nuclear testing....
Recommended Citation
Kupferman, S. L., H. D. Livingston, and V. T. Bowen. 1979. "A mass balance for 137Cs and 90Sr in the North Atlantic Ocean." Journal of Marine Research 37, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1464