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-2Several
fallout
Some of the better
Force Special
patterns
known patterns
Weapons Project,
appesr
is due in liirge part to the subjectivity
AFSWP and NRDL contours
and Utirik,
fishing
obtained
using the observed
achieve
of these
winds were obtained
and
shows significant
in the calculations.
on dose rate
were based
Portions
measurements
manner
of these
This
of the
at Rongelap,
of the dose rate received
The remainder
winds in a subjective
used estimated
from interpolation
the altered
versions
report
al!ow us to use the observed
after
detonation.
subjectivity
automatically
by the
patterns
were
to bend the pattern
Bikini and Rongelap.
winds between
of streamline
analyses
at several
No artificial
of the MATHEW-ADPIC
winds at different
bending
lies in the selection
of
assure conservation
and
These
levels
at
air wind levels.
that
pattern
for the Atmospheric
modified in order to incorporate
is required.
times
The only
At s-U times> the codes
sophisticated
gravitational
deposition.
Release
Advisory Capability
a larger
number of upper
have been to handle calculations
did not rise higher than a few kilometers.
they include time-integrated
and different
CODES
Ml pr”ior uses of the codes
do not involve
codes used in this
of mass.
The suite of codes developed
(ARAC) were extensively
the
locations
of code input parametem.
COMPUTER
codes
patterns
Laboratory,
times.
By contrast,
.-
releases
three
by (a) the Air
mass balance.
The Rand contours
different
involved
ship, the Lucky Dragon.
an approximate
Defense
1950’s.
as well as the shapes of the contours.
as well as a crude estimate
Japanese
in the Iate
in Ref. 1 and were preparsd
(b) the Naval Radiological
in the maximum dose rates,
Rongerik,
Bravo were prepared
A comparison
(c) the Rand Corporation.
differences
for Castle
Also, the standard
fall velocity
calculations,
for
ARAC
nor do