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On the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols — Part III: Trends of the total annual precipitation with respect to the chemical content of rainwater over the United States

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Following a recent hypothesis on the role of activated sodium chloride particles as potential nuclei of atmospheric precipitation, further analysis is made of average annual data due toC. Junge on the chemical composition of rainwater salts, and correlation of some parameters with the total amount of rainfall is attempted. It is found that the results obtained are in agreement with the proposed role of activated sodium chloride as a nucleus of a substantial part of the atmospheric precipitation.

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  1. A. Cormac Smith (Formerly Director)

    Present address: Department of Mathematics, American College, Istanbul

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  1. Division of Applied Chemistry, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

    Henry M. Papée

  2. Computing Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    A. Cormac Smith (Formerly Director)

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Papée, H.M., Smith, A.C. On the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols — Part III: Trends of the total annual precipitation with respect to the chemical content of rainwater over the United States. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 44, 216–223 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997649

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