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Main Title Modelling the Dispersion of Radionuclides in the Marine Environment An Introduction / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Periáñez, Raúl.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2005
Call Number GE45.M37
ISBN 9783540273820
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Oceanography ; Sedimentology ; Environmental toxicology ; Environmental pollution
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b138979
Collation IX, 201 p. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Model structure and processes -- to the transport equation -- Solving hydrodynamics -- Solving hydrodynamics and dispersion -- Modelling the dispersion of non conservative radionuclides -- Lagrangian dispersion models -- Dispersion in estuaries: an example -- Sensitivity analysis -- Review of some radionuclide dispersion models. This book is a practical guide to the subject of numerical modelling of radioactivity dispersion in the marine environment. Thus, the techniques and numerical procedures required are explained in detail, with the aim of enabling the reader to build a real mathematical model. The book covers basic concepts and techniques, such as solving the advection-diffusion equation in a simple 1D form, as well as the most recent developments (full 3D models for non-conservative radionuclides including chemical reactions and speciation). A chapter is dedicated to the basic hydrodynamic modelling that is always required to simulate the dispersion of tracers in the sea; Eulerian and Lagrangian modelling techniques are also described. A chapter describes sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, the final stage in modelling works. A review on some published radionuclide dispersion models is also included.