Nuclear Weapons Effects in a Forest Environment. Thermal and Fire
Abstract
The handbook describes nuclear weapons thermal output and its effects on forest and wildland environments. Specific topics include a description of the nuclear thermal pulse and its transmission through the atmosphere for surface, atmospheric, and high-altitude bursts; ignition requirements of alpha cellulose and wildland fuels (including living vegetation); the classification and distribution of different types of forest fuels and climates and a discussion of fire potential; the behavior of single, multiple, and mass fires and firestorms; the post-fire environment; firefighting and evacuation methods; effects on military operations and man. Also included for completeness are non-thermal effects on the forest and wildland--nuclear radiation and air blast effects--together with synergistic considerations, such as blast-fire and fire-fallout interactions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0892886
Entities
People
- C. C. Buck
- J. W. Kerr
- Stephen W. Martin
- W. D. Nelson
- W. E. Cline
Organizations
- General Electric