title: Estimation of the time-dependent radioactive source-term from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident using atmospheric transport modelling.
abstract: Caesium-137 and Iodine-131 radionuclides released after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident in March 2011 were detected at monitoring stations throughout the world. Using the CTBT radionuclide data and the assumption that the Fukushima accident was the only source of these radionuclides, it was possible to estimate their time-dependent source-term fourteen days following the accident by using atmospheric transport modelling. A reasonable agreement was obtained between the modelling results and the estimated radionuclide release rates from the Fukushima accident.
authors.affiliation: University of Roma Tre, Department of Physics, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schöppner
authors.forename: Wolfango
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Plastino
authors.forename: Pavel P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Povinec
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wotawa
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bella
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budano
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Vincenzi
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D002140:California; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D006254:Hawaii; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D007564:Japan; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011834:Radiation Monitoring
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes