of the damages. burns as a result of the thermal radiation; injuries as a
result of the pressure wave; injuries as a result of the initial radiation;
course of the first, second, and third stages of the radiation sickness;
clinical symptoms of radiation sickness- hematology of radiation sickness.
therapeutic measures of the Japanese doctors; and pathological anatomy of
the atomic bomb injuries. Ascertainable injuries among the populafion years
later include organic injuries and functional disorders, leukemia’ and
carcinoma formation, development disturbances and illnesses of irradiated
children inclusive of the in utero exposed, and genetic problems. Results
of the Bikini fall-out are also described.
Topics discussed include’ the
radioactive fall-out, its distribution, and the radiation originating from
it; the clinical and pathologicalanatomical state of the Bikini fishermen
and the inhabitants of the Marshall Islands; radiation injuries as a result
of the deposition of fission products on the skin and in the body;
and
results of additional investigations on the Marshall Island population 3
and 4 years after the rain of ashes.
Subject Codes
(NSA):
(M.C.G.)
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
10/5/167
(Item 167 from file: 109)
178805
NSA-16-002841
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WAVES
EXPLOSIONS
Van Dorn, W.G.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
J. Geophys. Research
v 66.
Publication Date: Nov. 1961
Journal Announcement:
NSA16_
IN THE
SEA PRODUCED BY NUCLEAR
La Jolla,
Calif.
3845-62 p.
Document Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Low-frequency dispersive gravity waves produced by nuclear explosions at
Bikini, Marshall lslands, were recorded at four distant island stations.
The results of these wave measurements are compared with those predicted by
linear theory, and good agreement is observed in the nature of the
dispersion and the rate of amplitude decay with distance. The wave system
associated with the large tsunami of March 9, 1957 is also considered. The
dispersion for both types of disturbances was virtually identical, in
agreement with the theoretical argument that the disper sion of a centered
wave system is independent of the nature of the source disturbance. In
analyzing the rate of amplitude decay, it was found necessary to correct
the observations for enhancement due to scattering by the islands upon
which the recording stations were located, showing that even relatively
small islands are effective as scatterers. These experiments show rather
conclusively that tide-gage records of tsunami-like disturbances are
grossly misleading insofar as the characteristics of the wave systems in
the open sea are concerned. (auth)
Descriptors:
DECAY;
DIFFRACTION;
DISTANCE;
DISTURBANCES;
FREQUENCY;
GAGES;
GRAVITATION;
MEASURED VALUES;
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;
OSCILLATIONS;
SEA;
Subject Codes
SURFACES
(NSA):
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
10/5/168
(Item 168 from file:
176377
NSA-16-000410
™-
109)
PACIFIC CRATERS AND SCALING LAWS
Vaile, R.B. Jr.
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park,
J. Geophys. Research
v 66.
Publication Date: Oct. 1961
Calif.
9003519
SCATTERING;
3413-38 p.
Journal Announcement: NSA16
Document Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Crater measurements from two near-surface nuclear explosions detonated at
Bikini atoll in 1954 are tabulated. On the basis of the crater data from
nuclear detonations, an extrapolation procedure was developed by which
crater diameters can be predicted. This procedure is based on an empirical
determination of the scaling exponent, m, as a function of soil type, using
R = CW/sup 1/m, where R is radius, C is a constant related to the soil