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Oceanic Dispersion Simulations of 137Cs Released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

2012; Mineralogical Society of America; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gselements.8.3.207

1811-5217

Yukio Masumoto, Yasumasa Miyazawa, Daisuke Tsumune, Takaki Tsubono, Takuya Kobayashi, H. Kawamura, Claude Estournel, Patrick Marsaleix, Lyon W. J. Lanerolle, Avichal Mehra, Z. D. Garraffo,

Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Research Article| June 01, 2012 Oceanic Dispersion Simulations of 137Cs Released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Yukio Masumoto; Yukio Masumoto 1Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan Corresponding author: Yukio Masumoto (masumoto@jamstec.go.jp) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yasumasa Miyazawa; Yasumasa Miyazawa 1Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Daisuke Tsumune; Daisuke Tsumune 2Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1194, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Takaki Tsubono; Takaki Tsubono 2Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1194, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Takuya Kobayashi; Takuya Kobayashi 3Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirane, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hideyuki Kawamura; Hideyuki Kawamura 3Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirane, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Claude Estournel; Claude Estournel 4CNRS, Toulouse University, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Patrick Marsaleix; Patrick Marsaleix 4CNRS, Toulouse University, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lyon Lanerolle; Lyon Lanerolle 5Earth Resources Technology, Inc., Laurel, Maryland 20707, USA6National Oceanic and Atmospheric, Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Avichal Mehra; Avichal Mehra 7National Centers for Environmental, Prediction/National Weather Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zulema D. Garraffo Zulema D. Garraffo 8I.M. Systems Group, Inc., Camp Springs, Maryland 20746, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Yukio Masumoto 1Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan Yasumasa Miyazawa 1Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan Daisuke Tsumune 2Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1194, Japan Takaki Tsubono 2Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1194, Japan Takuya Kobayashi 3Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirane, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan Hideyuki Kawamura 3Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirane, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan Claude Estournel 4CNRS, Toulouse University, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Patrick Marsaleix 4CNRS, Toulouse University, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Lyon Lanerolle 5Earth Resources Technology, Inc., Laurel, Maryland 20707, USA6National Oceanic and Atmospheric, Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA Avichal Mehra 7National Centers for Environmental, Prediction/National Weather Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746, USA Zulema D. Garraffo 8I.M. Systems Group, Inc., Camp Springs, Maryland 20746, USA Corresponding author: Yukio Masumoto (masumoto@jamstec.go.jp) Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2012 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2012) 8 (3): 207–212. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.3.207 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Yukio Masumoto, Yasumasa Miyazawa, Daisuke Tsumune, Takaki Tsubono, Takuya Kobayashi, Hideyuki Kawamura, Claude Estournel, Patrick Marsaleix, Lyon Lanerolle, Avichal Mehra, Zulema D. Garraffo; Oceanic Dispersion Simulations of 137Cs Released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Elements 2012;; 8 (3): 207–212. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.3.207 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Five models have been used to estimate the oceanic dispersion of 137Cs from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant during March and April 2011, following the accident on March 11, 2011. The total discharged activity of 137Cs is estimated to be 2 to 15 petabequerels. A weak southward current along the Fukushima coast was responsible for the initial transport direction, while mesoscale eddy-like structures and surface-current systems contributed to dispersion in areas beyond the continental shelf. Most of the discrepancies among the models in April are caused by differences in how the mesoscale current structures off the Ibaraki coast are represented. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.