surge is probably radioactive or carries radioactive material with it.

For de-

tailed discussion of gamma records, base surge may be subdivided into primary
and secondary base surge (see Figure 3.63). Primary base surge is the surge
generated by collapse of the first column formed and is outermost. Secondary
base surge (whose existence is postulated on the basis of photographic records
of secondary plumes and other corroborative evidence) advances radially behind

the primary base surge.
.
base surge decay curve: Same as early decay curve.
boundary plot: A plot of various photographically determined base surge boundaries versus

time, used for correlating specific features of the gamma dose rate records
BWA:
cic:

with these photographic boundaries.
Beach work area, an area on Parrv Island specially equipped for the staging and
instrumenting of coracles.

Combat information center, a highly centralized information and control center
. aboard combatant ships.

CL:

Crosswind left, an abbreviation used to designate an approximate radial line 90°
to the left when looking down the downwind leg of the target array (~ 158° T).

cloud:

An aerosol or body of airborne liquid droplets, usually used with the connotation
that the droplets are radioactive or are associated with airborne radioactive
material. The meaning of cloud is sometimes extended to include the entire

aerial environment, such as material that is in the process of falling to the sur-

cloud slope:

column:

face.
A term used in discussion of stationary cloud models In order to avoid expressions implying movement, such as time of arrival. Cloud slope is the rate at
which the concentration of radioactive material in a hypothetical model increases
with time (see Section 1.3.1).
The mass of solid water, liquid aerosol, and gaseous material that is blown into

the air by an underwater nuclear detonation.

The energy of this mass falling

back to the surface generates the base surge.

A circular floating platform specially designed to mount project instruments
(see Section 1.3).
Crosswind right, an abbreviation used to designate an approximate radial line
CR:
90° to the right when looking down the downwind leg of the target array (~338° T).
cross-contaminate: An uncontrolled interchange of material between two individual samples
coracle:

D:

occurring at time of collection or during subsequent handling.
Downwind, an abbreviation used to designate the approximate radial line extend-

decrement:

A presumed decrease in the concentration of airborne radioactive material within

DL:

Downwindleft, an abbreviation used to designate the approximate radial line 15°
to the left when looking down the downwind leg of the target array (~ 233° T).
Downwind left left, an abbreviation used to designate the approximate radial line
30° to the left when looking down the downwind leg of the target array (~ 218° T).
dimethyiterephthalate, a crystalline material used to form the chemical filter in
air filtration instrument (see AFI).
Downwind right, an abbreviation used to designate the approxinate radial line
15° to the right when looking down the downwind leg of the target array (~ 263° T).

ing down the downwind leg of the target array (~ 248° T).

the visible base surge, resulting in a decrease in the observed dose rate. Such
a decrease may be located centrally (central decrement) or between the primary
and secondary base surges (intersurge decrement). (See Figure 3.63.)
deposit dose or doserate: The gamma dose or dose rate resulting from radioactive material
deposited on surfaces.

DR:
DRR:

Downwind right right, an abbreviation used to designate the approximate radial
line 30° to the right when looking down the downwind leg of the target array

(~ 278° T).
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