Several fallout patterns for Castle Bravo were prepared in tne late

1950's.

Some of the better known patterns apoear in Ret. | and were preoarad by(4) the Air
Force Special Weapons Project, (b) the Naval Radiological Defense Laooratory, and

(ec) the Rand Corporation. A comparison of these three patterns shows significant
differences in the maximum dose rates, as well as the shapes of the contours. This
is due ia large part to the subjectivity involved in the calculations. Portions of the
AFSWP and NRDL contours were based on dose rate measurements at Rongelap,
Rongerik, and Utirik, as well as a crude estimate of the dose rate received by the
Japanese fishing ship, the Lucky Dragon.

The remainder of these patterns were

obtained using the observed winds in a subjective manner to bend the pattern and
achieve an approximate mass balance.

The Rand contours used estimated winds between Bikini and Rongelap. These
winds were obtained from interpolation of streamline analyses at several levels at
different times.
By contrast, the altered versions of the MATHEW-ADPIC codes used in this

report allow us to use the observed winds at different locations and different times

after detonation.

No artificial bending of the pattern is required.

The only

subjectivity lies in the selection of code input parameters. At all times, the codes
automatically assure conservation of mass.

COMPUTER CODES
The suite of codes developed for the Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability

(ARAC) were extensively modified in order to incorporate a larger number of upper
air wind levels.

All prior uses of the codes have been to handle calculations for

releases that did not rise higher than a few kilometers.

Also, the standard ARAC

codes do not involve sophisticated gravitational fall velocity calculations, nor do
they include time-integrated deoosition.

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