The aim in this paper is threefold: firstly to gain an initial understanding of rainwater chemistry in the northeast of Uruguay; secondly to identify possible sources that contribute to its chemical composition; and thirdly to establish a baseline record against which possible changes in rainwater chemistry due to changing emission characteristics may be observed. The statistical techniques of factor- and cluster analysis are used to apportion sources that contribute to the chemical composition of rainwater collected in 1999 and 2000. Trajectory analysis is used in a case study to identify the source area associated with black soot observed in rainfall September 1999.
Reference:
Zunckel, M, Saizar, C and Zarauz, J. 2003. Rainwater composition in northeast Uruguay. Atmospheric Environment, vol. 37(12), pp 1601-1611
Zunckel, M., Saizar, C., & Zarauz, J. (2003). Rainwater composition in northeast Uruguay. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1602
Zunckel, M, C Saizar, and J Zarauz "Rainwater composition in northeast Uruguay." (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1602
Zunckel M, Saizar C, Zarauz J. Rainwater composition in northeast Uruguay. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1602.
