Smoke & Dust by Chris Stewart

Author:Chris Stewart
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Mercury Ink
Published: 2012-12-02T07:00:00+00:00

The large particles (larger than 50 millimeters) are too heavy to rise into the stratosphere and will fall back to earth within 18–30 hours. The smaller contaminants (less than 100 millimeters) will remain aloft and be dispersed by stratospheric currents.

The ground track of fallout from an explosion is a long and irregular ellipse that will extend downwind from the location of the explosion. Individuals within this contaminated area are at greatest risk.

Perhaps more than any other variable, meteorological conditions will influence local fallout. A nuclear detonation with a significant body of water nearby (i.e., the explosion that was experienced over Washington, D.C., with the waters of the Chesapeake Bay within range of the fireball) will produce water vapor particles that are lighter and smaller than an explosion over land. This generally creates less contamination in the immediate area but more downwind, covering a greater area.

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