Uncertainty quantification of atmospheric transport and dispersion backtracking using an ensemble approach

Title
Uncertainty quantification of atmospheric transport and dispersion backtracking using an ensemble approach
Poster
Date Published
2016
Event
ECMWF/WWRP Workshop: Model Uncertainty
Author
Pieter De Meutter
Johan Camps
Andy Delcloo
Piet Termonia
Abstract

Atmospheric transport and dispersion backtracking is important for the verification regime of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty, which bans nuclear explosions worldwide. Knowledge of the uncertainty on atmospheric transport and dispersion backtracking gives more confidence in the analysis of nuclear test explosion signals picked-up by the International Monitoring System (IMS). Here we present an ensemble approach to quantify uncertainty and apply the technique on recent radioxenon measurements taken by the IMS.

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