SHORT-PERIOD PROPAGATION OF INFRASONIC WAVES FROM NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Abstract

A possible explanation is given for the great time duration of intermediate-period (about one minute) and short-period (less than one minute) acoustic-gravity waves received from nuclear explosions. It is suggested that the signal delay for intermediate periods may be due to refraction from large- scale weather fronts, and that the signal delay for short periods may be caused by commonly occurring wind ducts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0643536

Entities

People

  • W. C. Meecham

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Gravity
  • Group Velocity
  • Infrasounds
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Refraction
  • Sound Waves
  • Travel Time
  • Waves
  • Wind

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Seismology