Preliminary Study of the Dynamics of High Latitude Nuclear Plumes

Abstract

This memorandum reports the first results of a preliminary study of the late time behavior of a HANE plasma plume at high-latitude and its interaction with the dynamic plasma processes existing there. The plume is modeled as a region of extremely high ionospheric conductivity. The results demonstrate that he HANE plasma conductivity enhancement polarizes so as to exclude the high velocity plasma convection and therefore does not take an active part in the energetic high latitude plasma processes. Keywords: High latitudes, High altitude nuclear explosions, Late time plume evolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198362

Entities

People

  • J. A. Fedder
  • J. G. Lyon

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Corporations
  • Electric Fields
  • High Latitudes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Polar Cap
  • Polar Regions
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Solar Wind
  • Voltage
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.