Spatial variation of radiocaesium deposition in Cumbria

Wright, S.M.; Howard, D.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4494-7450; Barry, J.; Smith, J.T.. 2002 Spatial variation of radiocaesium deposition in Cumbria. Geographical & Environmental Modelling, 6 (2). 203-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/1361593022000029494

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Abstract/Summary

Over the past five decades Cumbria has been subject to radiocaesium deposition from a number of sources. In the event of a future nuclear accident, estimates of baseline radiocaesium deposition in Cumbria would be indispensable. This paper describes the application of ordinary block kriging to estimate the spatial variation of total 137 Cs and 134 Cs. This study has raised a number of issues regarding the application of kriging. Transformation of input data was necessary to improve the optimality of the standard kriging estimator. Finally, observations of 137 Cs and 134 Cs from a similar range of locations exhibit different spatial characteristics. This can be explained by differences in radioactive half-lives and differences in the deposition of the two isotopes.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/1361593022000029494
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Environmental Chemistry & Pollution _ River Ecology
ISSN:	1361-5939
Additional Keywords:	radioecology
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	14 Feb 2013 15:50 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21252

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