From March to June 1996, eight rain events were collected by sequential sam
pling on time and volume basis in Kyoto University, Uji, Japan. Soluble che
mical species Cl-, NO3-, SO42-, Na+, NH4+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ were measured
by Ion Chromatography (IC); and the elements Si, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn,
Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Br and Pb in insoluble materials were measured by proton-in
duced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique. The wet-deposition flux of a soluble
chemical species (or an element in insoluble materials) was calculated by
the product of the chemical species (or the element) concentration and the
corresponding rain intensity. The characteristics of sequential cumulative
wet-deposition flux of the soluble chemical species and the elements in ins
oluble materials were examined. The factor controlling wet-deposition flux
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