1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of a Prediction Method for Regional Scale Air Pollution - By Means of Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Diffusion of Natural Radioactivity -
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02302088
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Nuclear engineering
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
IKEBE Yukimasa Nagoya Univ., Dept. Nuclear Eng., Prof., 工学部, 教授 (50023073)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KATO Kuranoshin Nagoya Univ., Water Res. Inst., Res. Assoc., 水圏科学研究所, 助手 (90191981)
ISHIKAWA Hirohiko Japan Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Res. Scientist, 環境安全研究部, 研究員
CHINO Masamichi Japan Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Sen. Scientist, 環境安全研究部, 副主任研究員
UENO Kaoru Kanazawa Univ., Low Level Radioact. Lab., Prof., 低レベル放射能実験施設, 教授 (00193821)
IIDA Takao Nagoya Univ., Dept. Nuclear Eng., Res. Assoc., 工学部, 助手 (50089843)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1990 – 1992
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| Keywords | Radon / Long Range Transport / Atmospheric Diffusion / Tritium / Simulation / Water Cycle / Global Environment / Water Vapor |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the present research is the development of a numerical simulation model for long range transport of atmospheric pollutants including radioactive substances. A numerical simulation model has been constructed for naturally occurring radioactive rare gas, radon-222. A local-scale (80kmX80km) simulation model around Nagoya and a regional-scale one (4,000kmX4,000km) over eastern Asia compose the model. To compare calculational results with measurements, continuous measurements of atmospheric radon have been carried out at Nagoya, Kanazawa and Fukui. The results of calculation in each four season coincided fairly well with measured one at Nagoya. In the present work, we have also started to develop a dynamic model to simulate better the transport of radon.
The present regional-scale model has been applied to the simulation of long-range transport of tritium in water vapor over eastern Asia. The transport of tritium was calculated for about two weeks in November, 1978, when the tritium concentration in Japan was much higher than the low level at present and there are abundant literature of environmental tritium in China. The calculated results agreed within the factor of two with the observed one. Thus the present research have provided a preliminary stage simulation model for long range transport of tritium, but there are many problems to be solved in the future.
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