150km from Fukushima Daiichi: Radioactive plumes continued during summer — Fallout was re-suspended during daytime by daily convection due to sunshine

Published: April 25th, 2012 at 1:46 pm ET
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Title: ERe-suspension of the radioactive fallout after the Fukushima accident: risk of internal dose during the first week and the first two months
Source: Geophysical Research Abstracts
Authors: Yamauchi et al.
Date: 2012

After the wet contamination on 20 March until late April, the radioactive fallout on the ground are re-suspended during daytime by daily convection due to sunshine, and transported to downwind direction.

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Title: press-Yamauchi-handout.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Authors: Yamauchi et al. (oral) & Takeda et al. (poster)
Date: Apr 21, 2012

  • ~ 20 April : Re-suspension by daily wind and transport, from highly-contaminated to moderately-contaminated areas.
  • ~ summer 2011: minor plumes from the FNPP-1.

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Published: April 25th, 2012 at 1:46 pm ET
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