Lead (Pb) concentrations associated with 1000 mb geostrophic back trajectories at Quillayute, Washington
Fox TD and Ludwick JD. 1976. Lead (Pb) concentrations associated with 1000 mb geostrophic back trajectories at Quillayute, Washington. Atmospheric Environment. 10:799-803
Daily averaged Pb concentrations in the air at Quillayute, Washington, are related by an objective method to 1000 mb geostrophic backward one-day air trajectories. Although the trajectories ignore topography, the results confirm the expectation that land areas are source regions for Pb. High Pb valuyes in land-trajectory air indicate the influence of anthropogenic sources within the region of the air-monitoring station. Low oceanic trajectory Pb concentrations are indicative of levels to be expected in air over the ocean and away from major Pb sources.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fox, T.; Ludwick, J.
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Air Pollution, Lead (Pb), Monitoring, Weather