Concentration and seasonal variation of 10Be in surface aerosols of Lhasa,Tibet

Thirty samples of total suspended particles were collected at a site in western part of Lhasa, Tibet from August 2006 to July 2007. The ¹⁰Be concentrations were determined by Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS). Analysis of correlation between ¹⁰Be con-centrations and meteorological factors revealed that the wet scavenging has little effect on ¹⁰Be. ¹⁰Be can be used as a proxy of transport processes of the upper atmosphere over the Tibetan Plateau. Analysis of correlation between ¹⁰Be concentrations and NCEP reanalysis data demonstrated that higher ¹⁰Be concentrations in spring were probably caused by the atmosphere exchange from stratosphere to troposphere during February to June. Lower ¹⁰Be concentrations during August to September were consistent with the synchronous lower O₃ values, suggestive of both ¹⁰Be and O₃ were probably influenced by the atmosphere exchange from troposphere to stratosphere.