OPERATION TEAPOT. NEVADA TEST SITE, FEBRUARY-MAY 1955. PROJECT 9.4. ATOMIC CLOUD GROWTH STUDY

Abstract

The purpose of this project was twofold: first, to document the evolution of atomic clouds during the TEAPOT series in order to define the rate of rise, maximum height, vertical depth of mushroom, dimensions of stem and volume, for a period up to 20 min after burst when photographically feasible; second, to correlate the meteorological data with the available cloud data on past Nevada test series as well as the TEAPOT series. Photographic and theodolite data were collected on 14 shots. Analysis of weather parameters af fecting cloud heights attained does not suggest any clear-cut definitions with the exception of the tropopause dampening effect. Application of curf3- theories has been investigated and the results compared. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1955
Accession Number
AD0426840

Entities

People

  • B. H. Grossman
  • J. Halsey
  • L. Machta
  • L. R. Quenneville
  • S. W. Dossi

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Cameras
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Heat Energy
  • Height Of Burst
  • High Altitude
  • Inversion
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Analysis
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Radiation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geodesy