Publication Abstract

Radiocaesium in the seas of northern Europe: 1975-1979

A.J. Baxter, W.C. Camplin and A.K. Steele

A computer data base of measurements of caesium-134 and caesium-137 in sea water has been compiled. The measurements were carried out by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and include data for the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, English Channel, North Sea, Scottish waters and other parts of the marineenvironment of northern Europe. This report covers the sampling period 1975-79. It is hoped that the information will be useful to scientists modelling radionuclide dispersion in the area. In order to assist in the development of new models, diskettes of the data in ASCII files are available, on request, from the first author. The data include the locations of sample collection, collection date, depth, salinity, concentration of activity and counting errors. Plots of the geographic scope of the data are also provided to assist the user.

Reference:

A.J. Baxter, W.C. Camplin and A.K. Steele, 1992. Radiocaesium in the seas of northern Europe: 1975-1979. Data Report, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 28: 166pp.