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The movement of air masses between the stratosphere and the troposphere can be traced by studying the concentration and ratios of radioactive ruthenium and manganese injected into the atmosphere by nuclear bursts on the ground and in the air
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RAO, M., MENON, K. Radioactive Ruthenium and Manganese Isotopes in the Atmosphere. Nature 213, 26–27 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213026a0
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