The dispersion of 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the Rhone River plume: A numerical model

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-324

  Perianez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caesium; Dispersion; Numerical modelling; Plutonium; Rhone River; Sediment; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; KINETIC TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; TOTAL SUSPENDED MATTER;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 137; FRESH WATER; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER; CESIUM; PLUTONIUM;

CESIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DISPERSION; EROSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFORMATION; KINETICS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOLID; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RHONE RIVER;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUTONIUM; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 4644362449     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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