Influence of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident on Spanish environmental radioactivity levels

Global deposition and transport efficiencies of radioactive species with respect to modelling credibility after Fukushima (Japan, 2011)

“…Fig. 5 depicts the comparison of deposition over Europe using measurements from several research groups (Baeza et al, 2012;Barsanti et al, 2012;Carvalho et al, 2012;Evrard et al, 2012;Ioannidou et al, 2012;Kritidis et al, 2012;Lepp€ anen et al, 2013;Lujaniene et al, 2012;Perrot et al, 2012;Pham et al, 2012;Potiriadis et al, 2013;Povinec et al, 2012). Based upon these few measurements, we conclude that the model shows a good agreement with observations of deposition of 137 Cs.…”

Predictability of the dispersion of Fukushima-derived radionuclides and their homogenization in the atmosphere

“…Following the anticyclonic flow, the first observations and highest peak concentrations were reported in Northern and Eastern Europe with arrival times 21–24 March through Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Belarus, Poland and the Carpathian Basin 17 26 27 28 29 30 31 . By 23–26 March, the plume had been detected in entire Europe except in Southern Italy where a subtropical high pressure system blocked the dispersion until 27–30 March 24 27 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 . During this time, another transport pathway was also playing role from the Pacific through the high Arctic that reached Svalbard on 25 March and merged with zonally transported plumes over Northern Europe 23 24 .…”

Analysis of ground‐based 222Rn measurements over Spain: Filling the gap in southwestern Europe

“…The time period specified for the back trajectories (72 h) is related to the distance between source regions and the starting point. Seventy‐two hours was selected because this period is representative enough of the long‐range transport in the Iberian Peninsula as seen by other authors [ Jorba et al ., ; Baeza et al ., ; Hernández‐Ceballos et al ., ; Izquierdo et al ., ].…”