AIR DENSITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTS AND COLUMNAR AIR MASS DATA

Abstract

A tabulation is presented of ground-zero and burst altitudes and associated dry-air and water-vapor density data for U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests. Also presented are density data for a tropical (15 degrees N) atmosphere up to 90 kilometers. A method for computing columnar air mass between two points at different altitudes for the Pacific Proving Ground area is presented. This method can be extended to any set of spatial points within the wide limits provided and can be used for other atmospheres. Where possible, information presented is based on original data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1967
Accession Number
AD0810449

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Alexander

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Masses
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Computational Science
  • Equations
  • Ground Zero
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Slant Range
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Spectroscopy.