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The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy and meteorology
Nuclear explosions - Environmental aspects Smoke - Environmental aspects Dust - Environmental aspects Fires - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-22225-5
9786610222254 0-309-55466-7 0-585-14925-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455803103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy and meteorology
Nuclear explosions - Environmental aspects Smoke - Environmental aspects Dust - Environmental aspects Fires - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-22225-5
9786610222254 0-309-55466-7 0-585-14925-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778678003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange / / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The effects on the atmosphere of a major nuclear exchange / / Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy and meteorology
Nuclear explosions - Environmental aspects Smoke - Environmental aspects Dust - Environmental aspects Fires - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-22225-5
9786610222254 0-309-55466-7 0-585-14925-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Effects on the Atmosphere of a Major Nuclear Exchange -- Copyright -- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Summary and Conclusions -- BACKGROUND -- THE COMMITTEE'S BASELINE CASE -- NOTES ON THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF UNCERTAINTY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 2 Recommendations for Research -- REFERENCES -- 3 The Baseline Nuclear Exchange -- 4 Dust -- NUCLEAR CLOUD DYNAMICS -- DUST LOFTING BY A NUCLEAR CLOUD -- SOURCES OF DUST -- OBSERVATIONS OF NUCLEAR DUST CLOUDS -- PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS -- OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AIRBORNE DUST -- DUST LOFTED IN THE BASELINE CASE -- EXCURSIONS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 5 Fires -- OVERVIEW -- PRESENT-DAY SMOKE EMISSION AND REMOVAL -- HISTORICAL FIRE EXPERIENCE -- Earthquakes -- World War II -- Forest Fires -- Experimental fires -- IGNITION OF NUCLEAR FIRES -- Thermal phenomena -- Urban Ignition -- Forest Ignition -- BURDENS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS -- Urban Combustibles -- Forest and Wildland Combustibles -- Urban Combustibles Consumed -- Forest and Wildland Fuels Consumed -- SMOKE EMISSIONS AND PROPERTIES -- Urban Smoke -- Emission Factors -- Size Distribution and Composition -- Optical Properties -- Forest Fire Smoke -- Fire Burning Times -- Smoke Injection Altitudes -- Water in Nuclear Clouds -- Removal from the Plume -- ESTIMATING SMOKE EMISSIONS IN A MAJOR NUCLEAR EXCHANGE -- Baseline Estimates -- Excursions from the Baseline Case -- Optical Depth Excursions -- UNCERTAINTIES -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 5-1: OBSERVATION OF PLUME HEIGHTS AND ASH TRANSPORT IN LARGE FIRES, BY F.E. FENDELL -- Plume Heights -- Smoke Obscuration -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 5-2: WATER IN NUCLEAR CLOUDS -- Explosion Clouds -- Fire Plumes -- Water Perturbation -- CO2 Perturbation -- Effects of Water Injections -- Indirect Water Perturbations -- REFERENCES -- 6 Chemistry.
GASEOUS EMISSIONS FROM NUCLEAR FIREBALLS AND NUCLEAR WAR FIRES -- Nitric Oxide -- Fire Emissions -- Carbon Monoxide -- Hydrocarbons -- Oxides of Nitrogen -- EFFECTS OF EMISSIONS -- Ozone Shield Reduction -- Ozone Holes and Effects of NO2 Radiation Absorption -- Effects on Ozone of Past Nuclear Weapons Tests -- Uncertainty in Model Results -- Tropospheric Composition Changes -- Toxic Chemical Releases -- REFERENCES -- 7 Atmospheric Effects and Interactions -- OVERVIEW -- EARLY SPREAD AND EVOLUTION OF PARTICULATE CLOUDS -- DIRECT OPTICAL EFFECTS -- THERMAL EFFECTS IN ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS -- THERMAL AND CIRCULATION EFFECTS CALCULATED BY MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODELS -- MODIFICATION OF CLOUDINESS, PRECIPITATION, AND WINDS -- Ground Fog -- Cloudiness and Precipitation -- Zonal Mean Winds -- Other Large-Scale Wind Systems -- Ultra-High Clouds -- Longer Term Effects on Climate -- ANALOGS -- Arctic Haze -- Plumes from Large Forest Fires -- Early Plume from the Mount St. Helens Eruption -- Sahara Dust Plumes, the ''Harmattan'' -- Martian Global Dust Storms -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 8 Use of Climatic Effects of Volcanic Eruptions and Extraterrestrial Impacts on the Earth as Analogs -- VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS -- EXTRATERRESTRIAL IMPACTS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix: Evolution of Knowledge About Long-Term Nuclear Effects -- REFERENCES -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829110203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technical basis for regulatory guide 1.145, "Atmospheric dispersion models for potential accident consequence assessments at nuclear power plants" / / prepared by W.G. Snell, R.W. Jubach
| Technical basis for regulatory guide 1.145, "Atmospheric dispersion models for potential accident consequence assessments at nuclear power plants" / / prepared by W.G. Snell, R.W. Jubach |
| Autore | Snell W. G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Division of Health, Siting and Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Research, , 1981 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear facilities - Fume control
Nuclear energy and meteorology Nuclear power plants - Environmental aspects Risk management |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706536903321 |
Snell W. G.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Division of Health, Siting and Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Research, , 1981 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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