Fallout Hazard Prediction Inconsistencies

Abstract

An elementary review of modelling of fallout processes is presented, with lists of some of the important variables that modules within models are called on to parameterize. A brief historical synopsis of the development of modelling includes a description of efforts with a standardized input data to produce output directly comparable among models, including illustrations of the output over the nuclear yield range of less than 1 KT to 15 MT. Model output is compared to observed data from field weapons tests, and estimates are made of the degree of fit between observed nuclear data and predicted parameters from models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA086216

Entities

People

  • Howard A. Hawthorne

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Computer Programs
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dose Rate
  • Fission Products
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ground Zero
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactivity
  • Security
  • Standards

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Theoretical Analysis.