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Predicted Caesium-137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests

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https://doi.org/10.5285/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08
Prediction of Caesium-137 (Cs-137) deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. The methodology uses a ratio of Cs-137 deposition and precipitation measured at Milford Haven by the Atomic Energy Authority extrapolated across Great Britain using a 5 by 5 km resolution UKCIP precipitation dataset. The prediction is for 31 December 1985.
Publication date: 2016-09-15
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TIFF

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1985-10-01    to    1985-12-31

Provenance & quality

The methodlogy used to estimate Cs137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests was originally developed in the Artic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) to estimate rates of radiocaesium transfer from soil to vegetation and food products. The method was then used to estimate Cs137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in Great Britain to allow quantification of Cs137 from the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
See also: Wright, S.M., Howard, B.J., Strand, P. Nylen, T & Sickel, M.A.K. 1999 Prediction of 137Cs deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests within the Arctic. Environmental Pollution, 104, 131-143.

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Cite this dataset as:
Wright, S.M. (2016). Predicted Caesium-137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08

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Citations

Itthipoonthanakorn, T., Dann, S. E., Crout, N. M. J., & Shaw, G. (2019). Nuclear weapons fallout 137Cs in temperate and tropical pine forest soils, 50 years post-deposition. Science of The Total Environment, 660, 807–816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.073

Supplemental information

Wright, S.M., Howard, B.J., Strand, P. Nylen, T & Sickel, M.A.K. 1999 Prediction of 137Cs deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests within the Arctic. Environmental Pollution, 104, 131-143.

Correspondence/contact details

Simon Wright
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author

Wright, S.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
INSPIRE themes
Human Health and Safety
Meteorological geographical features
Keywords
Atmospheric nuclear weapons tests , atmospheric precipitation , Cs137 , England , Great Britain , Mapping , nuclear hazard , Radiocaesium , radioecology , Radioecology , rain , Scotland , Wales
Last updated
08 February 2024 17:38