Nuclear Winter: A Brief Review and Comments on Some Recent Literature
Abstract
This is a follow-up to a memo on the subject of nuclear winter (NW), a term introduced by the so-called TTAPS authors in their elaboration (Turco, et al., 1983) of an original study by Crutzen and Birks (1982) on the climatic effects to be expected after a major nuclear conflict. A number of related new studies, reviews, comments, and discussions have since appeared in print. The present piece is a slightly expanded version of a brief review of--and commentary on--this literature originally incorporated in another internal RAND memo (Deirmendjian, 1985). What follows, is a brief review with comments on some of the more recent NW-related literature. These notes do not by any means represent a complete and detailed analytical review of the current literature on NW work. (jhd)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA216922
Entities
People
- Diran Deirmendjian
Organizations
- RAND Corporation