Radioactive cesium from the chernobyl accident in the Greenland ice sheet

C. I. Davidson; J. R. Harrington; M. J. Stephenson; M. C. Monaghan; J. Pudykiewicz; W. R. Schell

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Radioactive cesium from the chernobyl accident in the Greenland ice sheet

C. I. Davidson, J. R. Harrington, M. J. Stephenson, M. C. Monaghan, J. Pudykiewicz, W. R. Schell

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Measurements of cesium-134 and cesium-137 in Greenland snow together with models of long-range transport have been used to assess radionuclide deposition in the Arctic after the Chernobyl accident. The results suggest that a well-defined layer of radioactive cesium is now present in polar glaciers, providing a new reference for estimating snow accumulation rates and dating ice core samples.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	633-634
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	237
Issue number	4815
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3603043
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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