Characterizing the detectability of emission signals from a North Korean nuclear detonation
Abstract
Here, the detectability of emission sources, defined by a low-level of mixing with other sources, was estimated for various locations surrounding the Sea of Japan, including a site within North Korea. A high-resolution meteorological model coupled to a dispersion model was used to simulate plume dynamics for four periods, and two metrics of airborne plume mixing were calculated for each source. While emissions from several known sources in this area tended to blend with others while dispersing downwind, the North Korean plume often remained relatively distinct, thereby making it potentially easier to unambiguously ‘backtrack’ it to its source.
- Authors:
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- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1353018
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1397835
- Report Number(s):
- SRNS-STI-2016-00531
Journal ID: ISSN 0265-931X; PII: S0265931X16303289
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 169-170; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0265-931X
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; transport; modeling; detectability; emissions
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Werth, David, and Buckley, Robert. Characterizing the detectability of emission signals from a North Korean nuclear detonation. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.12.002.
Werth, David, & Buckley, Robert. Characterizing the detectability of emission signals from a North Korean nuclear detonation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.12.002
Werth, David, and Buckley, Robert. Wed .
"Characterizing the detectability of emission signals from a North Korean nuclear detonation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.12.002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1353018.
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abstractNote = {Here, the detectability of emission sources, defined by a low-level of mixing with other sources, was estimated for various locations surrounding the Sea of Japan, including a site within North Korea. A high-resolution meteorological model coupled to a dispersion model was used to simulate plume dynamics for four periods, and two metrics of airborne plume mixing were calculated for each source. While emissions from several known sources in this area tended to blend with others while dispersing downwind, the North Korean plume often remained relatively distinct, thereby making it potentially easier to unambiguously ‘backtrack’ it to its source.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.12.002},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity},
number = C,
volume = 169-170,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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