3. An approximate set and drift of the contaminated sea water east to west at 0.5 knotg
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If tg is the time of sampling then:
tm =ts - ta
(4.6)
The distance J is not the distance from surface zero to the point at which water samples
were collected but rather to the geographical coordinate at which the sampled water re~
ceived the fallout. It may be determined by successive approximations in the manner
shown in the illustrative calculation. Attg = 0 + 32.5 hours water samples were taken
following Shot 5 at 12° 10' N 166° 06' E. Let the distance from this point to surface
zero be the first approximation].
and tm, = 32.5 - 4 = 28.5 hours.
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Figure 4.3 Estimated times of arrival of fallout.
0.5tm, = 0-5 x 28.5 = 14.3 miles. Applying this correction and re-plotting position, it
is found that the second approximation of the geographical point of fallout is I, = 64 miles
from ground zero, andtm, =ts = ta, = 32.5-5 = 27.5 hours.
The second approximation of the drift correction is 0.5tm, = 0.5 x 27.5 = 13.8
miles: which is sufficiently close to the first estimate of the drift correction that no
further improvement in the value of tm is realized.
The geographical pointof fallout is therefore established as 13.8 miles east of the
point of sampling.
Z = 62 x 10? cm, and
510 x 62 x 10?
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A = CZ
From Figure 4.2,
31.6 x 10° counts min7!em~ 2
Values for A for other points are given in Column 3, Table 4.6 and Table 4.7.
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