A new generic sub-model for radionuclide fixation in large catchments from continuous and single-pulse fallouts, as used in a river model

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-273

  Håkanson, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catchment; Fixation; Model; Predictive power; Radiocesium; Radiostrontium; Rivers; Runoff

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MONITORING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; SOILS; STRONTIUM; WATER QUALITY;

NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS (NWT); OUTFLOW AREAS; TOPOGRAPHY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; METAL; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FALLOUT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CATCHMENT; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EUROPE; FALLOUT; GEOGRAPHY; MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; RIVER; SOIL; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; EUROPE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RAIN; RIVERS; SNOW; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; UNCERTAINTY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 4644326193     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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