Towards the operational estimation of a radiological plume using data assimilation after a radiological accidental atmospheric release

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2944-2955

  Winiarek, Victor ^a   Vira, Julius ^b   Bocquet, Marc ^a,c   Sofiev, Mikhail ^b   Saunier, Olivier ^a,d  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c INRIA   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Data assimilation; Emergency response; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; DATA ASSIMILATION TECHNIQUES; DECISION MAKERS; DISPERSION MODELS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FINLAND; FINNISH; INTERCOMPARISONS; INVERSE MODELLING; OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS; OPERATIONAL RISKS; RADIONUCLIDES; REAL-TIME FORECASTING; RESEARCH CENTRES; SEMIAUTOMATIC METHODS; SEQUENTIAL DATA; SOURCE TERM ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL INDICATORS; STATISTICAL TOOLS; SURVEILLANCE NETWORKS; TEST CASE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSIONS; ERRORS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA PROCESSING;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ALGORITHM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ASSIMILATION; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; METEOROLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLUME; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DATA ANALYSIS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

FINLAND; FRANCE;

EID: 79955468339     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.025     Document Type: Article

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