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Study of the medium- and long-range transport analysing the data of the Chernobyl accident

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In the present work we analyse the meteorological factors that characterized the transport and deposition on the ground of the radionuclides from the Chernobyl nuclear power station over Northern Italy during the accident in April–May 1986. The aim of our study is to test some computational procedures and meteorological analyses specific for a comprehensive study of long-range pollution transport problem. By reconstructing the particle trajectories of the radioactive Chernobyl plume, we determined the most probable starting and arrival date of the plume and the level over the source. Moreover, analysis of the meteorological configuration up-and downwind the Alps permitted us to explain the temporal displacement between different kinds of measured fall-out.

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Nel presente lavoro si analizzano i fattori meteorologici che hanno caratterizzato il trasporto e la deposizione sull'Italia Settentrionale del materiale radioattivo fuoriuscito dalla centrale nucleare di Chernobyl durante l'incidente di aprile-maggio 1986. Lo studio ha avuto come scopo quello di verificare e mettere a punto procedure di calcolo e di analisi di dati meteorologici finalizzate ai problemi di trasporto d'inquinanti a lunga distanza. La ricostruzione delle traiettorie percorse dalla nube radioattiva ha permesso di determinare la data di partenza e di arrivo piú probabile della nube e l'altezza di livellamento sopra la sorgente. Inoltre considerazioni sulla situazione meteorologica sopra e sottovento le Alpi hanno permesso di spiegare lo sfasamento temporale tra i diversi tipi di fall-out misurati.

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В этой работе мы анализируем метереологические факторы, которые характеризуют транспорт и оседание на землю радионуклидов в Севертоной Италии после аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС в апреля-мае 1986 г. Цель этой работы проверить некоторые вычислительные приемы и метереологический анализ, предлагаемые для исследования проблем транспорта загрязнений на большие расстояния. Реконструируя траектории частиц радиоактивного выброса в Чернобыле, мы определяем наиболее вероятные данные для выброса и уровня над источником. Более того, анаяиз метереологической ситуации в Альпах позволил объяснить временные смещение мезду различными типами измеренных радиоактивных выпадений.

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Bonelli, P., Tronci, N. & Villone, B. Study of the medium- and long-range transport analysing the data of the Chernobyl accident. Il Nuovo Cimento C 10, 265–283 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02524828

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