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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5173-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5173-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Aerosol dynamics and dispersion of radioactive particles
Pontus von Schoenberg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CBRN Defence and Security Division, Swedish Defence
Research Agency (FOI), 901 82 Umeå, Sweden
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Peter Tunved
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 106 91
Stockholm, Sweden
Håkan Grahn
CBRN Defence and Security Division, Swedish Defence
Research Agency (FOI), 901 82 Umeå, Sweden
Alfred Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Radovan Krejci
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 106 91
Stockholm, Sweden
Niklas Brännström
CBRN Defence and Security Division, Swedish Defence
Research Agency (FOI), 901 82 Umeå, Sweden
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In a radiological emergency preparedness system, Lagrangian particle dispersion models are often used to track the dispersion of radioactive material. In this study we have shown the importance of simulating advanced aerosol dynamic processes that are commonly neglected or simplified in these simulations. We show that inclusion of detailed ambient-aerosol dynamics can play a large role in the model result in simulations adopting a more detailed representation of aerosol–cloud interactions.
In a radiological emergency preparedness system, Lagrangian particle dispersion models are often...
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