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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

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