Modelling of radiocesium in lakes - The VAMP model

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-308

  Håkanson, Lars ^a   Brittain, John E ^b   Monte, Luigi ^c   Heling, Rudie ^d   Bergström, Ulla ^e   Suolanen, Vesa ^f  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d KEMA   (Netherlands)

^e STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

^f VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; LAKE WATER;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; LAKE; MODEL; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

LAKE MODEL; LAKE WATER QUALITY; RADIOCAESIUM;

EID: 0029660017     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(95)00095-R     Document Type: Article

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