Research Article

Comparison of Size and Geography of Airborne Tungsten Particles in Fallon, Nevada, and Sweet Home, Oregon, with Implications for Public Health

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Wind rose diagrams for (a) Fallon, Nevada, a weather station with data for the entire decade of the 2000s, (b) Jordan, Oregon (Figure 1), a weather station with data for one year, and (c) Corvallis, Oregon (Figure 1), a weather station with data for the entire decade of the 2000s. Lines indicate directions that winds come from. Center percentages represent calm, that is, winds ≤ 2 m·sec−1. Time span and average wind speeds are given for each location. Wind data from NCDC, NOAA: wind roses generated using software of the Western Regional Climate Center.
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