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1S mere satistacvory.* When eltner To7m is used ror tne extrapolation
of TNT date «> megaton nuclear explosions, a certain range of uncertainty in R .s shown, resulting from reasonable values assumed for the
uncertainty .s fi 4.) and r(m).
Tae uncertainty in R snown by the suggested equat.on 1)
13 smaiier tnan “iat snown cy the equation Porm
» OY tnis report,
used in tne main uo
Anotner and ucre important ceneri: adduced for tne suggested form
is tnat tne ovel ote: crater rad.: Yor megator explosions nave a smaller
spread when ..1. .naracteristics are :ianged.
It iS tice
of colon
oF tne autin r
* aw
une oenefits
incicated are
illusory and “sai tne form usec .1 tue main oody nas a slightly better
basis.
Tse ‘me .@.ue Of crater -Ac.us produced oy @ megaton explosion
in any medtun cther than tnat ex.sving .n tne Marshall Islands will remain unknown 0%). sucn a snot is “iret and tne resulting crater measured.
In tic meantime,
ted values an. o8i:
tnan over-opt.m.en.
it is
fe.*
*7a°
uncertainties
.
caution in stating the expec-
eaotly greater military use
* One piece ci uwtformation whicn 145 oren put forward as favoring the
suggested form .{ #guation is tne
es. * of some cratering experiments
in the Marsnali
Jiiands.
Trese experiments were
of Dr. EH. Karey wteons
Foundation.
1954,
«iit.o2
"lL. A cer.e¢,
:
gurrent.;
oo
uf .WPEF ¢ $24 \ (754.2) dated 26 Nov.
.S ow ere fired on Zlugelab
ei
(Flora)
ig: explosi.e
Pp
Island, Eniweto. 4ts.l in tne springs
cf a compinet.c:.
run under tne direction
une staff of tne National Science
yor.
These shots consisted
2 .-°-HDA(t-21F- -b > Tetrytal), primaccrd, and blast-
ing caps bile.
oro 1e8enlve Ssrape
m SurTace wnicen had Leen excavated down t. tne wien tite leve.
» was estaclisned around the
cnarge tO prevent wave snterferenc. °.
tn.s proved ineffective.
In
addition to ei.
eOoCrn Laformeat oo;
‘re crater radii were determined.
Tne crater deta
co ta.nea
Yrom toeoe
Grounds may cs user t. establis. =
coral witn Nevaca so...
m GAMMA.
Sue
le
wD
W(tons TNT 29...a
on
TB
Sb
onet.
at tne Pacific
Proving
5 .
tactor fo- comparing saturated
Oo. ‘' se sta is as follows:
== .a
a
Trater Radius
QR.
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c
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1.47
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ates
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vera. average
First snot omitted |
1.39
1.47
1.00
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