Optimizing the spatial pattern of networks for monitoring radioactive releases

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-288

  Melles, S J ^a   Heuvelink, G B M ^a   Twenhofel C J W ^b   van Dijk, A ^b   Hiemstra, P H ^c   Baume, O ^a   Stohlker U ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Prediction error variance; Radiation; Radioactive plumes; Spatial simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; DETECTION CAPABILITY; EMERGENCY CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; GEO-STATISTICS; GERMANY; MONITORING NETWORK; MULTI OBJECTIVE; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PREDICTION ERRORS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE PLUME; RADIOACTIVE RELEASE; SAMPLING DESIGN; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL PREDICTION; SPATIAL SIMULATED ANNEALING; WEIGHTED SUM;

ACCIDENTS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERICS; DESIGN; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ERROR DETECTION; EXPLOSIVES; FORECASTING; MONITORING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79952195850     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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