A particle-tracking method for simulating the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in coastal waters Export

@article{citeulike:5900505, abstract = {A particle-tracking method has been used to simulate the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in the sea. Three dimensional turbulent diffusion and the interactions between water, suspended matter and bottom sediments are simulated using a stochastic method. Kinetic transfer coefficients, as in finite difference models, are used to describe the transfers between the liquid and solid phases. Deposition of suspended matter and erosion of sediment are also included in the model. The method has been applied to simulate the dispersion of 137 Cs and 239,240 Pu in the English Channel and the results have been compared with those of a finite difference model. The results from both techniques are, in general, in good agreement.}, author = {Peri\'{a}\~{n}ez, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {5900505}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00028-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0265-931X(01)00028-5}, doi = {10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00028-5}, issn = {0265931X}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity}, keywords = {chemical-transport, coastal-processes, stochastic-methods}, number = {1}, pages = {13--33}, posted-at = {2009-10-06 18:37:08}, priority = {0}, title = {A particle-tracking method for simulating the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in coastal waters}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00028-5}, volume = {58}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5900505 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5900505 N2 - A particle-tracking method has been used to simulate the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in the sea. Three dimensional turbulent diffusion and the interactions between water, suspended matter and bottom sediments are simulated using a stochastic method. Kinetic transfer coefficients, as in finite difference models, are used to describe the transfers between the liquid and solid phases. Deposition of suspended matter and erosion of sediment are also included in the model. The method has been applied to simulate the dispersion of 137 Cs and 239,240 Pu in the English Channel and the results have been compared with those of a finite difference model. The results from both techniques are, in general, in good agreement. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity SN - 0265931X EP - 33 TI - A particle-tracking method for simulating the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in coastal waters VL - 58 SP - 13 KW - chemical-transport KW - coastal-processes KW - stochastic-methods AU - Periáñez, R PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00028-5 ER -