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To improve the reliability of environmental transport models an extensive validation effort is necessary. The deposition brought about by the Chernobyl accident gave new insights and possibilities for model validation. A dynamic compartment model DETRA is employed in this study for the consideration of radionuclide transport in a large watercourse taking into account both direct deposition and runoff from the terrestric environment. The results are shortly compared with the experimental observations, but a comprehensive quantitative analysis can be performed only after the careful evaluation of extensive raw data has been completed.
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Korhonen, R., Vuori, S. (1988). Biosphere Model Validation by Intercomparison to Observed Behaviour of Fallout Radionuclides in the Aquatic Environment. In: Desmet, G. (eds) Reliability of Radioactive Transfer Models. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1369-1_23
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