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Chernobyl fallout provided a pulsed release to the environment and an opportunity to study sediment mixing processes in lakes. The paper presents the application of a mathematical modelling technique using a radionuclide as tracer. The model simulates the radionuclide profiles in sediments and computes the concentrations by solving numerically a one-dimensional mass-balance equation. The mixingadvection-decay model has been designed to include time-variable input capabilities and a depthdependent mixing coefficient.
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Kansanen, P.H., Seppälä, J. (1992). Interpretation of mixed sediment profiles by means of a sediment-mixing model and radioactive fallout. In: Ilmavirta, V., Jones, R.I. (eds) The Dynamics and Use of Lacustrine Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2745-5_38
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