Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  3 Mb |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.2172/10166492 |
| Title | A review of wind field models for atmospheric transport |
| Creator/Author | Ramsdell, J.V. Jr. ; Skyllingstad, E.D. |
| Publication Date | 1993 Jun 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10166492; Legacy ID: DE93016085 |
| Report Number(s) | PNWD--2148-HEDR |
| DOE Contract Number | AC06-76RL01830 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE93016085 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Coverage | Topical |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993 |
| Research Org | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; EMISSION; HUMAN POPULATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; AIR; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; R CODES; HANFORD RESERVATION; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; WIND; METEOROLOGY |
| Description/Abstract | The primary objective of the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project is to estimate the radiation dose that individuals could have received as a result of emissions since 1944 from the US Department of Energy`s (DOE) Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. The HEDR Project is developing a computer code to estimate these doses and their uncertainties. The code, known as the HEDR integrated Code (HEDRIC), consists of four separate component codes. One of the component codes, called the Regional Atmospheric Transport Code for Hanford Emission Tracking (RATCHET) combines meteorological and release data to estimate time-integrated air concentrations and surface contamination at specific locations in the vicinity of the Hanford Site. The RATCHET domain covers approximately 75,000 square miles, extending from the crest of the Cascade Mountains on the west to the eastern edge of the Idaho panhandle and from central Oregon on the south to the Canadian border. This letter report explains the procedures in RATCHET that transform observed wind data into the wind fields used in atmospheric transport calculations. It also describes and evaluates alternative procedures not selected for use in RATCHET. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 56 p. |
| Availability | OSTI; NTIS; GPO Dep. |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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