A numerical simulation of global transport of atmospheric particles emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-104

  Takemura, Toshihiko ^a   Nakamura, Hisashi ^b,c   Takigawa, Masayuki ^d   Kondo, Hiroaki ^e   Satomura, Takehiko ^f   Miyasaka, Takafumi ^b,c   Nakajima, Teruyuki ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 81255157941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2011-026     Document Type: Article

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