A Dust Storm over the Ukraine and Belarus Territory Contaminated by Radionuclides after the Chernobyl Accident

B. I. Ogorodnikov

A meteorological situation is under consideration during a dust storm observed on September 5–7, 1992 over the Ukraine and Belarus territory contaminated by radionuclide products after the Chernobyl accident. The highest average wind speed in Chernobyl and Pripyat was 10–12 m/s, wind gusts reached 20 m/s. It was found that the radioactive aerosol concentration in the zone of alienation of the Chernobyl NPP increased by one or two orders of magnitude. The transfer of radioactive dust particles to the Vilnius outskirts is recorded.

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