Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1029-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1029-2015
Research article
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30 Jan 2015
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2015

Detailed source term estimation of the atmospheric release for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident by coupling simulations of an atmospheric dispersion model with an improved deposition scheme and oceanic dispersion model

G. Katata, M. Chino, T. Kobayashi, H. Terada, M. Ota, H. Nagai, M. Kajino, R. Draxler, M. C. Hort, A. Malo, T. Torii, and Y. Sanada

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AR by Genki Katata on behalf of the Authors (14 Nov 2014)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (02 Dec 2014)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 Dec 2014)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (09 Dec 2014) by Andreas Stohl
AR by Genki Katata on behalf of the Authors (12 Dec 2014)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (15 Dec 2014) by Andreas Stohl
AR by Genki Katata on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2014)
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The detailed atmospheric releases during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident were estimated using a reverse estimation method with atmospheric and oceanic dispersion models. The major releases occurred on the afternoon of 12 March, midnight of 14 March, the morning and night of 15 March, and the morning of 16 March in 2011. Several atmospheric dispersion models with our new source term reproduced the local and regional patterns of I-131 and Cs-137 deposition and air dose rate.
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