Evaluation of atmospheric transport models for use in phase II of the historical public exposures studies at the Rocky Flats Plant

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-576

  Rood, Arthur S ^a   Killough, George G ^b   Till, John E ^c  

^a K Spar Inc   (United States)

^b Hendecagon Corporation   (United States)

^c Radiological Assessments Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Air dispersion; Models; Rocky Flats; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODELS; ROCKY FLATS; VALIDATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL PLUMES;

HEALTH RISKS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CORRELATION FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; OBSERVATION; PREDICTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATMOSPHERE; COLORADO; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033178005     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007069100242     Document Type: Article

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