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wet deposition

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 717960 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain air pollution & toxic gases
  • collectively, the processes by which materials are removed from the atmosphere and deposited at the surface of the earth by precipitation elements. The processes include in-cloud and below-cloud scavenging of both gaseous and particulate materials. Also, the amount of material so deposited.
märgsadenemine
wet deposition
Usage examples
  • Potential acidity is defined by subtracting the total (both wet and dry) deposition of base cations from that of sulphur and nitrogen.

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