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Southern Hemisphere Fall-out and the Meridional Circulation

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THE interpretation of the role of the stratosphere in determining the global fall-out pattern of radioactive debris has recently moved towards a compromise of a number of models.

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DYER, A. Southern Hemisphere Fall-out and the Meridional Circulation. Nature 189, 905–906 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189905a0

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