Isentropic surface
followed within
Date
|
Sept. 17 to 21, 1961
Location
Southeastern
United States
contaminated stable
layer
298 and 303°K
Age of debris
~8 days
Remarks
Reference
Debris layer also
encountered by
3, 4, 11
balloon over Flin
Flon, Canada, on
Sept. 14 and 15,
1961
Mar. 30 to Apr, 2, 1963
Western
United States
300°K
>100 days
Test ban treaty
in effect
7
Nov. 24 to 27, 1962
South Central
United States
295 and 300°K
<15 days
Dry fallout com bined with local
6
Jay
TOF
washout
SHSSHOOUd LYOdSNVUL OIYHHHdTSONLV
Table 2— CHARACTERISTIC POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES OF LAYERS CONTAINING
CONCENTRATED RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT REACHING THE GROUND