title: Forecasting radiation exposure from fallout caused by multiple, nonsimultaneous, upwind ground bursts.
abstract: A large-scale nuclear attack on the United States would probably result in the deposition of radioactive fallout from many ground bursts detonated at different times. Previous methods for forecasting radiation levels and cumulative exposure do not provide analytical solutions for dealing with such radiation sources. A new method is presented that will allow the forecasting of radiation exposure from the fallout caused by any number of nonsimultaneous, upwind ground bursts.
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005544:Forecasting; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout