Export of 134Cs and137 Cs in the Fukushima river systems at heavy rains by typhoon roke in september 2011

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6215-6223

  Nagao, S ^a   Kanamori, M ^a   Ochiai, S ^a   Tomihara, S ^b   Fukushi, K ^a   Yamamoto, M ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aquamarine Fukushima   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISPERSION; FLOW FIELD; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; TYPHOON;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84885101354     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-6215-2013     Document Type: Article

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