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NUCLEAR AEROSOL [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

Very small airborne solid or liquid particles which may be formed by various processes in a nuclear installation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Particules solides ou liquides très petites en suspension dans l'air qui peuvent se former au cours de divers processus dans une installation nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
  • Climatology
DEF

A maximum in large particle concentrations observed in the lower stratosphere between 15 and 25 km.

CONT

While searching for debris from nuclear bomb tests, Christian Junge discovered in 1960 a layer of microscopic aerosol particles between the tropopause and about 18 miles(30 km) altitude. These particles are composed of sulfuric acid and water and are formed by the chemical transformation of sulfur-containing gases. This layer is called the Junge Layer or the Stratospheric Aerosol Layer.

CONT

The relative maximum of the global vertical aerosol concentration profile in the lower stratosphere is commonly referred to as the Junge aerosol layer, or simply the Junge layer. It is of great importance to study the formation of this layer and to monitor its changes because of the possible impacts of these stratospheric aerosols to global climate. At present, the formation mechanism of the Junge layer is not well understood. Current theories of Junge layer formation include the injection of sulfate particles by volcanic eruptions, turbulent diffusion of tropospheric sulfates, natural (biogenic) emissions of carbonyl sulfide, and other processes.

OBS

Stratospheric aerosols have a maximum concentration around 20 km and contain large fractions of sulfate.

OBS

It is a worldwide phenomenon.

Key term(s)
  • stratospheric Junge layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
  • Climatologie
DEF

Couche d'aérosols de plusieurs kilomètres d'épaisseur située dans la stratosphère à une altitude d'environ 20 km

CONT

Les sulfates disparaissent brusquement de la couche d'aérosols stratosphériques au-delà de 22-23 km d'altitude [...] Il semble donc qu'ils apparaîtraient à ce niveau par réaction [de l'acide sulfurique] néoformé sur l'ammoniac et qu'ils se sédimentent lentement vers le sol. Cette couche joue donc un rôle important dans le cycle biogéochimique du soufre et dans une moindre mesure dans celui de l'azote.

Key term(s)
  • couche d'aérosols de Junge

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aritmética y teoría de los números
  • Climatología
DEF

Concentración máxima de partículas grandes observada en la estratosfera baja entre 15 y 25 km.

OBS

Es un fenómeno mundial.

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