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Detailed source term estimation of the atmospheric release for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident by coupling simulations of an atmospheric dispersion model with an improved deposition scheme and oceanic dispersion model by Katata, G, Chino, M, Kobayashi, T, Terada, H, Ota, M, Nagai, H, Kajino, M, Draxler, R, Hort, M. C, Malo, A, Torii, T, Sanada, Y

“…Temporal variations in the amount of radionuclides released into the atmosphere during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FNPS1) accident and their…”
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Sensitivity of dispersion model forecasts of volcanic ash clouds to the physical characteristics of the particles by Beckett, F. M., Witham, C. S., Hort, M. C., Stevenson, J. A., Bonadonna, C., Millington, S. C.

“…This study examines the sensitivity of atmospheric dispersion model forecasts of volcanic ash clouds to the physical characteristics assigned to the particles…”
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Ash mists and brown snow: Remobilization of volcanic ash from recent Icelandic eruptions by Liu, E. J., Cashman, K. V., Beckett, F. M., Witham, C. S., Leadbetter, S. J., Hort, M. C., Guðmundsson, S.

“…Recent eruptions in Iceland and Chile have demonstrated that volcanic ash problems persist long after an eruption. For this reason, ash dispersion models are…”
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Quantifying airborne dispersal routes of pathogens over continents to safeguard global wheat supply by Meyer, M., Cox, J. A., Hitchings, M. D. T., Burgin, L., Hort, M. C., Hodson, D. P., Gilligan, C. A.

“…Infectious crop diseases spreading over large agricultural areas pose a threat to food security. Aggressive strains of the obligate pathogenic fungus Puccinia…”
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Evaluating the structure and magnitude of the ash plume during the initial phase of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption using lidar observations and NAME simulations by Dacre, H. F., Grant, A. L. M., Hogan, R. J., Belcher, S. E., Thomson, D. J., Devenish, B. J., Marenco, F., Hort, M. C., Haywood, J. M., Ansmann, A., Mattis, I., Clarisse, L.

“…The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted explosively on 14 April 2010, emitting a plume of ash into the atmosphere. The ash was transported from Iceland…”
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An assessment of the doses received by members of the public in Japan following the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by Bedwell, P, Mortimer, K, Wellings, J, Sherwood, J, Leadbetter, S J, Haywood, S M, Charnock, T, Jones, A R, Hort, M C

“…The earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, centred off the east coast of Japan, caused considerable destruction and substantial loss of life along large…”
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Large-Scale Atmospheric Dispersal Simulations Identify Likely Airborne Incursion Routes of Wheat Stem Rust Into Ethiopia by Meyer, M, Burgin, L, Hort, M C, Hodson, D P, Gilligan, C A

“…In recent years, severe wheat stem rust epidemics hit Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa's largest wheat-producing country. These were caused by race TKTTF (Digalu…”
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Key factors in imprecision in radiological emergency response assessments using the NAME model by Haywood, S M, Bedwell, P, Hort, M C

“…In the very early stages of response to an accidental release of radioactivity leading to environmental contamination, it is likely that only limited…”
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Performance assessment of a volcanic ash transport model mini-ensemble used for inverse modeling of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption by Kristiansen, N. I., Stohl, A., Prata, A. J., Bukowiecki, N., Dacre, H., Eckhardt, S., Henne, S., Hort, M. C., Johnson, B. T., Marenco, F., Neininger, B., Reitebuch, O., Seibert, P., Thomson, D. J., Webster, H. N., Weinzierl, B.

“…The requirement to forecast volcanic ash concentrations was amplified as a response to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption when ash safety limits for aviation…”
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Operational prediction of ash concentrations in the distal volcanic cloud from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption by Webster, H. N., Thomson, D. J., Johnson, B. T., Heard, I. P. C., Turnbull, K., Marenco, F., Kristiansen, N. I., Dorsey, J., Minikin, A., Weinzierl, B., Schumann, U., Sparks, R. S. J., Loughlin, S. C., Hort, M. C., Leadbetter, S. J., Devenish, B. J., Manning, A. J., Witham, C. S., Haywood, J. M., Golding, B. W.

“…During the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, improvements were made to the modeling procedure at the Met Office, UK, enabling peak ash concentrations within…”
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Modeling the resuspension of ash deposited during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in spring 2010 by Leadbetter, S. J., Hort, M. C., von Löwis, S., Weber, K., Witham, C. S.

“…Eyjafjallajökull, a volcano in southern Iceland, erupted explosively in April and May 2010 depositing ash over a region of more than 3000 km2 to the east and…”
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Source apportionment of speciated PM10 in the United Kingdom in 2008: Episodes and annual averages by Redington, A.L., Witham, C.S., Hort, M.C.

“…The Lagrangian atmospheric dispersion model NAME (Numerical Atmospheric-dispersion Modelling Environment), has been used to simulate the formation and…”
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The January 2006 low ozone event over the UK by Keil, M., Jackson, D. R., Hort, M. C.

“…In this paper we present a case study of a record low ozone event observed over the UK in January 2006. We focus on the dynamical processes that cause this…”
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The dispersion of fugitive emissions from storage tanks by Hort, M.C., Robbins, A.G.

“…This paper presents laboratory experiments of the dispersion and flow field downwind of cylindrical buildings such as petrochemical storage tanks. We consider…”
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Assessing the risk of windborne spread of bluetongue in the 2006 outbreak of disease in northern Europe by Gloster, J., Mellor, P. S., Manning, A. J., Webster, H. N., Hort, M. C.

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Using synthetic case studies to explore the spread and calibration of ensemble atmospheric dispersion forecasts by Jones, Andrew R, Leadbetter, Susan J, Hort, Matthew C

“…Ensemble predictions of atmospheric dispersion that account for the meteorological uncertainties in a weather forecast are constructed by propagating the…”
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Assessing the value meteorological ensembles add to dispersion modelling using hypothetical releases by Leadbetter, Susan J, Jones, Andrew R, Hort, Matthew C

“…Atmospheric dispersion model output is frequently used to provide advice to decision makers, for example, about the likely location of volcanic ash erupted…”
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Haze in Singapore – source attribution of biomass burning PM10 from Southeast Asia by Ayoe Buus Hansen, Witham, Claire Suzanne, Chong, Wei Ming, Kendall, Emma, Boon Ning Chew, Gan, Christopher, Hort, Matthew Craig, Shao-Yi, Lee

“…This paper presents a study of haze in Singapore caused by biomass burning in Southeast Asia over the 6-year period from 2010 to 2015, using the Numerical…”
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Modeling the resuspension of ash deposited during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in spring 2010 : The Eyjafjallajokul Volcanic Eruption in 2010 by LEADBETTER, S. J, HORT, M. C, LÖWIS, S. Von, WEBER, K, WITHAM, C. S

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Evaluating the structure and magnitude of the ash plume during the initial phase of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption using lidar observations and NAME simulations : The Eyjafjallajokul Volcanic Eruption in 2010 by DACRE, H. F, GRANT, A. L. M, MATTIS, I, CLARISSE, L, HOGAN, R. J, BELCHER, S. E, THOMSON, D. J, DEVENISH, B. J, MARENCO, F, HORT, M. C, HAYWOOD, J. M, ANSMANN, A

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