Mapping of caesium fallout from the Chernobyl accident in the Jotunheimen area
dc.contributor.author | Watson, Robin J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baranwal, Vikas C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rønning, Jan S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ofstad, Frode | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16184 Lom | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 17184 Otta | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 17183 Skåbu | |
dc.coverage.spatial | VANG | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16171 Sikkilsdalen | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16172 Slidre | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16173 Vangsmjøsi | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16174 Gjende | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16181 Vågå | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16182 Sjodalen | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 16183 Glittertinden | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 17173 Fullsenn | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 17174 Espedalen | |
dc.coverage.spatial | NORD-FRON | |
dc.coverage.spatial | SEL | |
dc.coverage.spatial | VÅGÅ | |
dc.coverage.spatial | LOM | |
dc.coverage.spatial | ØYSTRE SLIDRE | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-15T07:38:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-15T07:38:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0800-3416 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2664570 | |
dc.description.abstract | As a consequence of the Chernobyl accident, several areas in Norway received radioactive fallout. One of these areas is the eastern part of Jotunheimen in central Norway. Immediately after the accident in 1986, the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) performed airborne gamma-ray spectroscopy in central Norway. At that time, it was not possible to calculate reliable radionuclide concentrations, and the data were presented as total counts per second. Several man-made radionuclides were present in the initial fallout, but due to short half-lives, most of these have now disintegrated into stable isotopes. 137Cs, with a half-life of 11.000 days (\u02DC 30 years) is still present in the environment in significant quantities, leading to high radioactivity levels in meat from reindeer and sheep. To obtain a detailed map of the caesium fallout concentration in Jotunheimen, an airborne gamma-ray spectrometry (AGRS) survey was carried out, focussing on reindeer grazing areas. This project was a cooperation between Reindeer Husbandry Administration, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority and the Geological Survey of Norway. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | NGU-Rapport (2011.062) | |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | |
dc.subject | RADIOAKTIVITET | |
dc.subject | FLYMÅLING | |
dc.subject | FORURENSNING | |
dc.subject | GEOFYSIKK | |
dc.title | Mapping of caesium fallout from the Chernobyl accident in the Jotunheimen area | |
dc.type | Report | |
dc.description.localcode | 58881 | |
dc.source.pagenumber | 27 | |
dc.relation.project | (331800) Helikoptermålinger cesium Jotunheimen |
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