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CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
| CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (515 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.348
363.34988 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RichardtAndre |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
3-527-65016-4
3-527-65019-9 3-527-65018-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism 1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation 2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems 2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead? References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133859303321 |
| Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
| CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (515 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.348
363.34988 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RichardtAndre |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
3-527-65016-4
3-527-65019-9 3-527-65018-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism 1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation 2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems 2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead? References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830720803321 |
| Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CBRN protection : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
| CBRN protection : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (515 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.325350973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RichardtAndre |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
9783527650163
3527650164 9783527650194 3527650199 9783527650187 3527650180 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism 1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation 2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems 2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead? References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911020158603321 |
| Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CFD validation for contaminant transport in aircraft cabin ventilation flow fields [[electronic resource] ] : final report / / Robert P. Garner ... [and others]
| CFD validation for contaminant transport in aircraft cabin ventilation flow fields [[electronic resource] ] : final report / / Robert P. Garner ... [and others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Descrizione fisica | i, 6 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GarnerRobert P |
| Soggetto topico |
Air flow - Mathematical models
Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models Aircraft cabins - Safety measures Chemical terrorism - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | CFD validation for contaminant transport in aircraft cabin ventilation flow fields |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695375603321 |
| Washington, DC : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats : countermeasure preparation / / Anna J. Clemens and Marcel P. Nielsen, editors
| Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats : countermeasure preparation / / Anna J. Clemens and Marcel P. Nielsen, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.325/37 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Chemical terrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States |
| ISBN | 1-61942-533-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155235103321 |
| New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Responding to radiological or nuclear terrorism incident : a guide for decision makers
| Responding to radiological or nuclear terrorism incident : a guide for decision makers |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.325/58 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Nuclear terrorism - United States Chemical terrorism - United States |
| ISBN |
1-61583-895-3
1-4416-8460-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Executive Summary""; ""2. Introduction""; ""2.1 Purpose""; ""2.2 Target Audiences""; ""2.3 Scope""; ""2.4 Report Goals""; ""2.5 Quantities and Units""; ""2.6 Types of Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incidents""; ""2.6.1 Radiological Terrorism Incidents""; ""2.6.2 Improvised Nuclear Device""; ""3. Key Radiation Protection Principles""; ""3.1 Establishment of Control Zones""; ""3.1.1 Defining the Hot Zone""; ""3.1.2 Defining the Dangerous-Radiation Zone""; ""3.2 Protecting People""; ""3.2.1 Recommendations for Members of the General Public""
""3.2.2 Recommendations for Emergency Responders""""3.2.3 Recommendations for Public Health and Medical System Personnel""; ""3.2.4 Building Design and Construction""; ""3.2.5 Building Ventilation Systems""; ""4. Response-Plan Development and Implementation""; ""4.1 Federal Guidance""; ""4.2 Roles and Responsibilities""; ""4.3 Response-Plan Requirements""; ""4.3.1 Hazard Evaluations""; ""4.3.2 Decontamination of Members of the General Public""; ""4.3.3 Control of Doses to Emergency Responders""; ""4.3.4 Training and Exercises""; ""4.4 Providing Information to Members of the General Public"" ""4.4.1 Preincident Public Information Program""""4.4.2 Preparing for Post-Incident Messages""; ""4.5 Mutual-Aid Agreements""; ""4.6 International Agreements""; ""5. Radiological Terrorism Incident""; ""5.1 Radiological Terrorism Incident Response Plan""; ""5.2 Radiological Terrorism Incident Hazard Zones""; ""5.3 Protective Actions for Emergency Responders and Members of the General Public""; ""5.3.1 Sheltering versus Evacuation in the Emergency Phase""; ""5.3.2 Postemergency-Phase Protection of Members of the General Public""; ""5.3.3 Improvised Respiratory Protection"" ""5.3.4 Management of Concerned Citizens""""5.3.5 Protection of Emergency Responders""; ""5.4 Triage for Inhaled Radionuclides""; ""5.5 Management of the Crime Scene""; ""6. Nuclear Terrorism Incident""; ""6.1 Hazard Analysis and Zones""; ""6.2 Response-Plan Considerations""; ""6.3 Public Information Program to Improve Response to a Nuclear Terrorism Incident""; ""6.3.1 Preincident Public Information Program""; ""6.3.2 Preparing for Post-Incident Messages""; ""6.4 Protective-Action Recommendations Specific to a Nuclear Terrorism Incident"" ""6.5 Planning for the Protection of Emergency Responders After a Nuclear Terrorism Incident""""6.6 Nuclear Terrorism Incident Recommendations for Emergency Responders""; ""6.7 Considerations for Downwind Populations at Long Distances""; ""7. Preparing the Public- Health and Medical System Response""; ""7.1 Public-Health and Medical Preparedness Overview""; ""7.2 Hospital Preparedness""; ""7.3 Reception Centers Other Than Hospitals""; ""7.4 Triage Challenges""; ""7.5 Treatment Challenges""; ""7.5.1 Medical Treatment of Victims""; ""7.5.2 Radiological Assessment of Patients"" ""7.5.3 Management of Individuals at Community Reception Centers"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004840503321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
| Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.625 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States National security - United States Emergency management - United States Atmospheric diffusion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-309-52567-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 USER NEEDS""; ""3 OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND NEEDS""; ""4 DISPERSION MODELING: APPLICATION TO C/B/N RELEASES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda and Participant List, 65""; ""B Overview of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 69""; ""C Meteorological Observing Systems for Tracking and Modeling C/B/N Plumes, 72""; ""D Scientific and Technical Information Needs of Emergency First Responders, 78""
""E Ensemble Simulations with Coupled Atmospheric Dynamic and Dispersion Models: Illustrating Uncertainties in Dosage Simulations, 80""""F Modeling Studies of the Dispersion of Smoke Plumes from the World Trade Center Fires, 85""; ""G Use of Atmospheric Models in Response to the Chernobyl Disaster, 87""; ""H Preparatory Exercises at the Salt Lake City Olympics, 89""; ""I URBAN 2000 Overview, 91""; ""COLOR PLATES"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456230003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
| Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.625 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States National security - United States Emergency management - United States Atmospheric diffusion |
| ISBN | 0-309-52567-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 USER NEEDS""; ""3 OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND NEEDS""; ""4 DISPERSION MODELING: APPLICATION TO C/B/N RELEASES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda and Participant List, 65""; ""B Overview of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 69""; ""C Meteorological Observing Systems for Tracking and Modeling C/B/N Plumes, 72""; ""D Scientific and Technical Information Needs of Emergency First Responders, 78""
""E Ensemble Simulations with Coupled Atmospheric Dynamic and Dispersion Models: Illustrating Uncertainties in Dosage Simulations, 80""""F Modeling Studies of the Dispersion of Smoke Plumes from the World Trade Center Fires, 85""; ""G Use of Atmospheric Models in Response to the Chernobyl Disaster, 87""; ""H Preparatory Exercises at the Salt Lake City Olympics, 89""; ""I URBAN 2000 Overview, 91""; ""COLOR PLATES"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780281703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
| Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.625 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States National security - United States Emergency management - United States Atmospheric diffusion |
| ISBN |
9780309525671
0309525675 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 USER NEEDS""; ""3 OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND NEEDS""; ""4 DISPERSION MODELING: APPLICATION TO C/B/N RELEASES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda and Participant List, 65""; ""B Overview of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 69""; ""C Meteorological Observing Systems for Tracking and Modeling C/B/N Plumes, 72""; ""D Scientific and Technical Information Needs of Emergency First Responders, 78""
""E Ensemble Simulations with Coupled Atmospheric Dynamic and Dispersion Models: Illustrating Uncertainties in Dosage Simulations, 80""""F Modeling Studies of the Dispersion of Smoke Plumes from the World Trade Center Fires, 85""; ""G Use of Atmospheric Models in Response to the Chernobyl Disaster, 87""; ""H Preparatory Exercises at the Salt Lake City Olympics, 89""; ""I URBAN 2000 Overview, 91""; ""COLOR PLATES"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960898003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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