Document Details
Title:
GLOBAL FALLOUT AND ITS VARIABILITY - GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH PAPERS NO. 65
Author(s):
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1959 Oct 31
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0035
Accession Number:
NV0027244
Document Number(s):
AFCRCTR59268
Originating Research Org.:
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
BA-140/SR-90 ACTIVITY RATIO DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL RAINS ARE DISCUSSED TO SHOW MEANS OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE STRATOSPHERIC OR TROPOSPHERI C ORIGIN OF FALLOUT. SR89/SR90 ACTIVITY RATIO DATA ALLOW APPROXIMATE E TIMATION OF THE FALLOUT CONTRIBUTION FROM MAJOR TEST SERIES. EVIDENCE FOR VARIATION IN STRATOSPHERIC STORAGE TIMES, TRANSPORT PATHS, AND FAL LOUT DISTRIBUTION AREAS IS DISCUSSED. ESTIMATED RESIDENCE TIMES ARE 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR FOR SOVIET TESTS, 1 TO 2 YEARS FOR DEBRISS IN THE LOW ER EQUATORIAL STRATOSPHERE, AND 5 TO 10 YEARS FOR THE CASTLE TESTS.