Measurement and analysis of long-term variation of atmospheric Be activity concentrations in Dazaifu (western Japan)

太宰府市(西日本)における大気中Be濃度の長期変動の観測と解析

楢崎 幸範*; 迫田 晃弘   ; 赤田 尚史*; 伊藤 久徳*; 百島 則幸*

Narazaki, Yukinori*; Sakoda, Akihiro; Akata, Naofumi*; Ito, Hisanori*; Momoshima, Noriyuki*

大気中Be濃度を1999年から2020年まで太宰府市で連続測定し、その変動を解析した。22年間の日変動の範囲は不検出から18mBq/mであ、月ごとの大きな変動と平滑化された年変動が特徴的であった。日平均のBe濃度のとして、5.02.6mBq/mが30-40Nの地表面レベルの代表値と考えられた。二元配置分散分析(ANOVA)の結果、Beの月及び年の変動率に統計的有意性が認められた。Be濃度の月変動は年変動の約4倍であった。頻度解析の結果、月変動は主要な12か月周期と微小な6か月周期からなることがわかった。月変動の主な要因である夏季のBe濃度の大幅な減少は、日本の他の地点でも観測され、太平洋の安定した高気圧が日本の南海上に停滞した後、低いBe濃度の気団が流入したためと考えられた。年変動は、主にBeを生成する宇宙線の強度に影響を与える11年の太陽活動周期の影響を受けていた。

Atmospheric Be activity concentration was continuously measured in Dazaifu, western Japan, from 1999 to 2020, and its variation was analyzed. Daily Be data analysis, encompassing an analysis for 22 years, revealed a concentration range of not detected - 18 mBq/m, characterized by substantial monthly variation and smoothed annual variation. An average daily Be activity concentration of 5.0 2.6 mBq/m was considered to be representative at the ground-surface-level in 30-40N. Results from a two-way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated statistical significance in monthly and annual Be variabilities. The monthly variability of Be activity concentration was approximately four times greater than the annual variability. Frequency analysis revealed that the monthly variability comprised major 12-month and minor 6-month periodicities. The substantial decrease in Be activity concentration during summer, a primary driver of monthly variation, was also observed at other locations in Japan, attributed to a stable high-pressure system in the Pacific Ocean that stalled over Japan's southern seas, followed by the inflow of air masses containing low Be activity concentrations. The annual variation was primarily influenced by the 11-year solar activity cycle, which affects the intensity of cosmic rays that produce Be.