Introduction to Nuclear Dust/Debris Cloud Formation.

摘要

The detonation of a nuclear device on or near the Earth's surface generates a lofted cloud composed of dust and other debris. The objectives of this report are to provide (1) an overview of dust/debris cloud phenomenology and (2) examples of cloud characteristics. Physical phenomenology associated with surface bursts (e.g., crater ejecta) and airbursts (e.g., shock reflections and sweep-up layer formation) are discussed and examples are presented.