
%0 Journal Article
%A Probert, ME 
%T The composition of rainwater at two sites near townsville, Qld
%J Soil Research
%D 1976/12/01
%V 14
%N 3
%P 397-402
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SR9760397
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SR9760397 
%X Rainwater samples collected over 2 years at two sites near Townsville have been analysed. The results differ from those obtained at other near-coastal sites in Australia in that the deposition of sodium and chloride was relatively low, the sodium : chloride ratio was below that of seawater, and the samples were enriched with sulphur and calcium relative to seawater. A feature of the rainwater composition is the marked seasonal variation in the concentration of all ions, much higher values being obtained in out-of-season rains than during the wet season, but the ionic ratios were not sensitive to the seasonal distribution of rainfall. A common source for the 'excess' ions present in the rainwater could not be established. 
