A numerical model for the analysis and evaluation of global 137Cs fallout

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-179

  Shimada, Y ^a   Morisawa, S ^a   Inoue, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

137Cs; Fallout; Modeling, dose assessment; Radiation, atmospheric

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALLOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SEASONS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0030047966     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199602000-00003     Document Type: Article

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