Introduction to Nuclear Dust/Debris Cloud Formation.

Abstract

The detonation of a nuclear device on or near the Earth's surface generates a lofted cloud composed of dust and other debris. The objectives of this report are to provide (1) an overview of dust/debris cloud phenomenology and (2) examples of cloud characteristics. Physical phenomenology associated with surface bursts (e.g., crater ejecta) and airbursts (e.g., shock reflections and sweep-up layer formation) are discussed and examples are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA114546

Entities

People

  • Martin Rosenblatt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environment
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Particle Size
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.