Atmospheric dispersion modeling: Challenges of the Fukushima Daiichi response

Health Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 493-508

  Sugiyama, Gayle ^a   Nasstrom, John ^a   Pobanz, Brenda ^a   Foster, Kevin ^a   Simpson, Matthew ^a   Vogt, Phil ^a   Aluzzi, Fernando ^a   Homann, Steve ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

accidents, nuclear; emergencies, radiological; emissions, atmospheric; operational topics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859771533     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e31824c7bc9     Document Type: Review

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