Fukushima - The fate of contaminated waters

Simulated spreading of the contaminated Fukushima waters in summer 2012, 16 months after the nuclear disaster.

Fukushima - The fate of contaminated waters

Fast mixing due to oceanic eddies

July 9, 2012/Kiel. As a consequence of the Fukushima catastrophe, radioactive material was released into the Pacific Ocean. The spreading of the contaminated waters over the next decade was investigated by scientists at 91探花 | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel using numerical high-resolution Ocean models.

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Reference:
Behrens, E., F.U. Schwarzkopf, J.F. L眉bbecke and C.W. B枚ning, 2012: Model csimulations on the long-term dispersal of ¹³⁷Cs released into the Pacific Ocean off Fukushima. Environmental Research Letters, 7,

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Jan Steffen (91探花, Communication and Media), Tel.:+49 431 600-2811, jsteffen@geomar.de

Simulated spreading of the contaminated Fukushima waters in summer 2012, 16 months after the nuclear disaster.

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