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Radiocaesium derived from the TEPCO Fukushima accident in the North Pacific Ocean: Surface transport processes until 2017.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 2018 September
We report temporal variations of 137 Cs activity concentrations in surface waters of six regions of the western and central North Pacific Ocean during 2011-2017 using a combination of 1264 previously published data and 42 new data. In the western and central North Pacific Ocean at latitudes of 30-42°N and longitudes of 140°E to 160°W, eastward transport of radiocaesium was clearly apparent. 137 Cs activity concentrations in surface water decreased rapidly to ∼2-3 Bq m-3 in 2015/2016, still a bit higher than 137 Cs activity concentrations before the FNPP1 accident (1.5-2 Bq m-3 ). 134 Cs/137 Cs activity ratios decay-corrected to 11 March 2011 were ∼0.5-0.8. To the south of 30°N and between 130°E and 160°W in the western and central Pacific Ocean, 137 Cs activity concentrations were around 1-7 Bq m-3 in 2011/2012 but then stabilized at a few Bq m-3 up to 2017.134 Cs activity concentrations were detected at levels of 0.1-0.9 Bq m-3 , and 134 Cs/137 Cs activity ratios decay-corrected to 11 March 2011 were ∼0.3-0.5. Temporal variations of model-simulated 137 Cs activity concentrations in surface water in the region of interest showed good agreement with observations, except in the southwestern North Pacific Ocean.
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