The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5642100

Most of the earth's population would survive the immediate horrors of a nuclear holocaust, but what long-term climatological changes would affect their ability to secure food and shelter. This sobering report considers the effects of fine dust from ground-level detonations, of smoke from widespread fires, and of chemicals released into the atmosphere. The authors use mathematical models of atmospheric processes and data from natural situations - e.g., volcanic eruptions and arctic haze - to draw their conclusions.

• OSTI ID: 5642100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ARCTIC REGIONS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CLIMATES
DETONATIONS
DUSTS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
SMOKES
VOLCANOES
AEROSOLS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
EXPLOSIONS
POLAR REGIONS
POPULATIONS
RESIDUES
SOLS
WEAPONS
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