Assessment of the announced North Korean nuclear test using long-range atmospheric transport and dispersion modelling

Abstract On 6 January 2016, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced to have conducted its fourth nuclear test. Analysis of the corresponding seismic waves from the Punggye-ri nuclear test site showed indeed that an underground man-made explosion took place, although the nuclear origin of...

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Main Authors: Pieter De Meutter, Johan Camps, Andy Delcloo, Piet Termonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07113-y