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On the predictability of the 137Cs distribution in the Severn Estuary
Rattray, M.; Uncles, R.J. (1983). On the predictability of the 137Cs distribution in the Severn Estuary. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 16(4): 475-487
In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Academic Press: London; New York. ISSN 0272-7714; e-ISSN 1096-0015, more
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Keywords
    Dispersion
    Motion > Water motion > Circulation > Water circulation
    Pollution > Water pollution
    Pollution > Water pollution > Marine pollution
    Pollution dispersion
    Tracers > Radioactive tracers
    Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
    Brackish water
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  • Rattray, M.
  • Uncles, R.J., more
Abstract
    The observed distribution of 137Cs resulting from known sources in the Severn Estuary permits the testing of simple predictive models for the one-dimensional distribution of non-conservative substances in an estuary. Stokes drift plays an important role in the circulation of the Severn. A modified densimetric Froude number, including this drift, is therefore used to estimate the circulation and stratification of the estuary. A new equation is used for calculating the 137Cs distribution from the observed salinity distribution. It generalizes previous formulations to permit variation of the net runoff with position along the estuary.
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