title: An operative lagrangian model for simulating radioactivity dispersion in the Strait of Gibraltar.
abstract: GISPART (GIbraltar Strait PARticle Tracking model) is a three-dimensional particle tracking code to simulate the dispersion of radionuclides in the Strait of Gibraltar. It consists of a hydrodynamic module that is run off-line to determine tidal constants and residuals in the domain. This information is stored in several files that are read by the dispersion module to reconstruct water movements. The dispersion module uses a lagrangian approach. Thus, a radionuclide release is simulated by a number of particles, whose paths are computed individually. Radionuclide concentrations are obtained from the density of particles per water volume unit. Some examples of results are shown. The model is also available on-line.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Física Aplicada I, E.U. Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola, Universidad de Sevilla. 41013 Sevilla, Spain. rperianez@us.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Periáñez
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005843:Geography; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014872:Water Movements
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes