Japanese Radiation: Atmospheric Transport and Removal

Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 08:00 in Physics & Chemistry

What happens to radioactive material released from Japan is more difficult to predict than the weather, depending on several factors, explain University of Maryland atmospheric scientists. "Projected air mass patterns vary dramatically daily, and it's these changing conditions that control radiation dispersal," says researcher Tim Canty.

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