THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER-SURFACE-BURST FALLOUT MODEL: THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF THE ATOMIC CLOUD

Abstract

A water-surface-burst fallout model is being developed in three parts: (1) cloud rise and expansion; (2) particle formation; and (3) particle fall through the atmosphere. Part (1) is discussed in detail. The cloud is described by a set of equations for rate of rise, temperature, water content and other parameters, using an entraining parcel method. The equations allow for variations in atmospheric temperature, pressure and humidity as well as in initial cloud height, temperature, and air/water energy partition. Temperature and volume are calculated by extensions of standard meteorological equations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 1964
Accession Number
AD0441983

Entities

People

  • I. O. Huebsch

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Gas Laws
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Lapse Rate
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • Nuclear Clouds
  • Particles
  • Thermodynamics
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.