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Title: Dispersion of radionuclides released into a stable planetary boundary layer using a Monte Carlo model
Authors: Basit, Abdul
Raza, S Shoaib
Irfan, Naseem
Keywords: Natural Science
radionuclides
planetary boundary
Monte Carlo model
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2006
Publisher: Journal of Radiological Protection
Abstract: In this paper a Monte Carlo model for describing the atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides (represented by Lagrangian particles/neutral tracers) continuously released into a stable planetary boundary layer is presented. The effect of variation in release height and wind directional shear on plume dispersion is studied. The resultant plume concentration and dose rate at the ground is also calculated. The turbulent atmospheric parameters, like vertical profiles of fluctuating wind velocity components and eddy lifetime, were calculated using empirical relations for a stable atmosphere. The horizontal and vertical dispersion coefficients calculated by a numerical Lagrangian model are compared with the original and modified Pasquill–Gifford and Briggs empirical σs. The comparison shows that the Monte Carlo model can successfully predict dispersion in a stable atmosphere using the empirical turbulent parameters. The predicted ground concentration and dose rate contours indicate a significant increase in the affected area when wind shear is accounted for in the calculations.
URI: http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/1965
ISSN: 26 375
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