Identification

Title

Predicted Caesium-137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests

Abstract

Prediction of Caesium-137 (Cs-137) deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. The methodology uses a ratio of Cs-137 deposition and precipitation measured at Milford Haven by the Atomic Energy Authority extrapolated across Great Britain using a 5 by 5 km resolution UKCIP precipitation dataset. The prediction is for 31 December 1985. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Human Health and Safety

Meteorological geographical features

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Radiocaesium

Cs137

Atmospheric nuclear weapons tests

radioecology

rain

precipitation

Great Britain

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-13.01

East bounding longitude

3.555

North bounding latitude

61.132

South bounding latitude

47.819

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1985-10-01

End position

1985-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-09-15

date type

creation

effective date

2000-01-01

Frequency of update

unknown

Quality and validity

Lineage

The methodlogy used to estimate Cs137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests was originally developed in the Artic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) to estimate rates of radiocaesium transfer from soil to vegetation and food products. The method was then used to estimate Cs137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in Great Britain to allow quantification of Cs137 from the Chernobyl accident in 1986. See also: Wright, S.M., Howard, B.J., Strand, P. Nylen, T & Sickel, M.A.K. 1999 Prediction of 137Cs deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests within the Arctic. Environmental Pollution, 104, 131-143.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

TIFF

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Wright, S.M. (2016). Predicted Caesium-137 deposition from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c3e530bf-af20-43fc-8b4b-92682233ff08

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-06-25T18:35:54

Metadata language

eng