
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Probert, ME 
T1  - The composition of rainwater at two sites near townsville, Qld
JF  - Soil Research
JO  - Soil Res.
Y1  - 1976
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
SP  - 397
EP  - 402
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SR9760397 
N2  - 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. 
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