title: Effect of modified calm conditions on nuclear dispersion estimates.
abstract: When the definition of calm in atmospheric diffusion analyses is changed from 0.5 m s-1 to 0.1 m s-1, actual and more accurate low wind speeds and wind directions can be used to calculate the average air concentrations due to continuous releases of radionuclides at 10-m stack height more realistically and accurately. However, this modified calm condition has little affect on the calculated adult thyroid exposure for a postulated accident.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, University Sains Malaysia, Penang.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D004058:Diffusion; D006801:Humans; D011210:Power Plants; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive