A Study of Twenty-Four Nationwide Fallout Patterns from Twelve Winds

摘要

The research conducted under this contract deals with an assessment of fallout deposition resulting from two different types of attacks on the continental United States (counterforce-only and counterforce plus countervalue) given twelve typical wind patterns--one for each month of the year. Representations of fallout deposition are given in two categories--one accenting higher dose ranges to indicate shelter requirements and the other accenting lower dose ranges to present the complete spectrum of the fallout threat. The research is reported in descriptive presentation of the model, the winds, the attack, and the results. Appendices present the fallout deposition maps.