Terrain Effects on Prompt Tactical Nuclear Radiation Environments

Abstract

Effects of terrain on prompt dose to personnel are determined from representative tactical nuclear weapons. Terrain features considered include forest cover, topography, and small bodies of water. Calculations with both idealized and real topography were performed for a region in Central Germany. A parameterization of idealized terrain features was derived.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 24, 1975
Accession Number
ADA025027

Entities

People

  • D. S. Graham
  • E. A. Straker
  • M. L. Gritzner
  • T. E. Albert

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies Of Water
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Experimental Data
  • Fission Neutrons
  • Free Field
  • Geometry
  • Line Of Sight
  • Materials
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Neutron Flux
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.