Concentrations of
210Pb and
7Be in the surface air were measured at Tsukuba Science City (36°03′N, 140°07′E), Japan, during the period of November 1987 to May 1992. The air concentrations of
210Pb and
7Be ranged from 0.2 to 0.8 mBq/m
3 and from 1 to 6 mBq/m
3, respectively. Seasonal variation of
210Pb concentration was similar to that of
7Be, showing a “two-peak” variation pattern: high concentrations appeared in the spring and the fall. This variation pattern was formed on the
210Pb concentration generated from
222Rn in the surface air. This was interpreted as part of
222Rn emitted from the ground surface may be transported upwards to accumulate long-lived
210Pb in the lower part of the stratosphere. It may then subside into the troposphere with the cosmogenic
7Be through the tropopause break, during the spring, and along the descending currents, including those which accompany the migratory anticyclones passing frequently over Japan during the spring and fall. Unusual and temporal increase in the
210Pb concentration and in the
210Pb/
7Be activity ratio observed in the winter months of 1991-1992 may be attributed partly to the
210Pb fallout originating from the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo volcano, Philippines.
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