Role of the ''fountain effect'' in the equatorial ionosphere in the prolonged retention of radioactive products of the ''Starfish'' explosion at F-region altitudes

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1975 · Cosmic Res. (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7354596

Bolyunova, A D

The effect of prolonged retention of radioactive products (fission fragments) following the ''Starfish'' thermonuclear explosion at F-region altitudes of the ionosphere of lower and middle latitudes discovered on the Kosmos 3, Kosmos 5, and Kosmos 6 satellites is analyzed from the point of view of concepts concerning ion transport processes in the equatorial ionosphere. A qualitative explanation for this phenomenon based on the ''fountain effect'' in the equatorial ionosphere is proposed which is in satisfactory agreement with experiment.

• OSTI ID: 7354596
• Journal Information: Cosmic Res. (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 13:5; Other Information: Translated from Kosm. Issled.; 13: No. 5, 723-729(1975)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
F REGION
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
STARFISH EVENT
EQUATOR
IONOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
DOMINIC PROJECT
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXPLOSIONS
MASS TRANSFER
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
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Ionospheric
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