A NEW MODEL FOR FALLOUT CALCULATIONS

Abstract

This paper presents a new model for the machine calculation of fallout patterns. The model is divided into three parts: (1) meteorological, which considers wind velocity and the fall velocity of the particles; (2) geometric, which considers distribution of activity on particles in the cloud as a function of height and particle size; and (3) radiological, which considers the radiation doses of particles on the ground. The use of the model is illustrated, and the changes in the model that will provide an optimum model (currently being developed) are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1958
Accession Number
AD0341090

Entities

People

  • R.r. Rapp

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Distribution Functions
  • Fission Products
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Ground Zero
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Operations
  • New Mexico
  • Normal Distribution
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Particle Size
  • Radioactivity
  • Temperature Gradients
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Operations Research