Sensitivity of Fallout Predictions to Initial Conditions and Model Assumptions

Abstract

This report presents the results of an investigation into the effect of uncertainties in both initial conditions and model assumptions on fallout characteristics. The DELFIC code was used to provide baseline predictions. Among the specific areas considered are cloud rise, spatial distribution of dust, fractionation, dust size distribution, neutron activation, height-of-burst effects, and burst parameter uncertainties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002464

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Kownacki
  • Joseph T. Mcgahan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dose Rate
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Ground Zero
  • Height Of Burst
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Neutron Activation
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Payload
  • Radiation
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Standards

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers