HYDRODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS. VOLUME III. APPLICATION CASES.

Abstract

The state of the art of predicting explosion-generated water waves and their run-up, was presented in the previous volumes of the report. The general conclusion was drawn that two extreme cases of coastal inundation threat exist. The first is that little danger exists for regions with a steeply rising shoreline adjacent to the broad expanse of relatively shallow water, e.g., on a bay, estuary, or wide continental shelf. Conversely, a threat does exist to areas with gentle beaches near deep water, e.g., at a very narrow continental shelf. This volume illustrates these considerations by application to two regions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0661452

Entities

People

  • B. J. Le Mehaute
  • D. J. Divoky
  • R. W. Whalin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Deep Water
  • Explosions
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Shallow Water
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Seismology
  • Systems Analysis and Design