An Improvement to the WSEG Fallout Model Low Yield Prediction Capability.

Abstract

The analysis of residual radiation from the detonation of nuclear weapons has resulted in a number of nuclear fallout prediction models. The most widely used of these is the WSEG (Weapons System Evaluation Group) fallout model which is a series of empirically based analytical algorithms. This study modifies three of the empirical parameters which control the transport and deposition of the fallout for the WSEG model. These three are the height of the center of the nuclear cloud, the cloud's vertical thickness, and the cloud's horizontal radius. In the original model, these parameters were empirical fits to data from four of the early nuclear test shots. This study updates the parameters by using more recent and thorough experimental data and by using information from the Department of Defense Fallout Prediction System (DELFIC Computer Model).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063957

Entities

People

  • Norman H. Ruotanen

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Civil Defense
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dose Rate
  • Experimental Data
  • Geometry
  • Ground Zero
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Models
  • Nuclear Clouds
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Radiation
  • Standards
  • Surface Burst

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.