APOLLO2, a new long range Lagrangian particle dispersion model and its evaluation against the first ETEX tracer release

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 244-256

  Bellasio, R ^a   Scarpato, S ^b   Bianconi, R ^a   Zeppa, P ^b  

^a Enviroware   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

APOLLO2; Emergency preparedness; ETEX; Lagrangian particle model; Long range dispersion model; Model validation; Nuclear accident; Radioactive release

Indexed keywords

APOLLO2; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; ETEX; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE MODEL; LONG RANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE RELEASE;

DIAGNOSIS; DISPERSIONS; RADIOACTIVITY;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

TRACER;

DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODEL VALIDATION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; TRACER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

EID: 84861663221     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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