The data sets of the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) and the German Weather Service (DWD)

Dataset: the authors present
an overview of tritium data sets of the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), the
Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) and the German Weather Service (DWD).
Since the 1970s, all three institutions have monitored the tritium concentration at
53 surface water and 37 precipitation stations on a monthly basis. The primary purpose
of the data set was to provide baseline information for different water types all
over Germany as an integral part of the German radiation protection monitoring system.
Additionally, as geochemically inert tracer, tritium provides a unique tool to different
user groups in a wide range of research questions and applications.