The Effects on the Atmosphere of a Major Nuclear Exchange

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Size: 206 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1985

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Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions, National Research Council
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Most of the earth's population would survive the immediate horrors of a nuclear holocaust, but what long-term climatological changes would affect their ability to secure food and shelter? This sobering book considers the effects of fine dust from ground-level detonations, ...
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Front Matter	i-x
1 Summary and Conclusions	1-9	(skim)
2 Recommendations for Research	10-12	(skim)
3 The Baseline Nuclear Exchange	13-16	(skim)
4 Dust	17-35	(skim)
5 Fires	36-106	(skim)
6 Chemistry	107-126	(skim)
7 Atmospheric Effects and Interactions	127-173	(skim)
8 Use of Climactic Effects of Volcanic Eruptions and Extraterrestrial Impacts on the Earth as Analogs	174-184	(skim)
Appendix: Evolution of Knowledge About Long-Term Nuclear Effects	185-188	(skim)
Index	189-193	(skim)

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Most of the earth's population would survive the immediate horrors of a nuclear holocaust, but what long-term climatological changes would affect their ability to secure food and shelter? This sobering book considers the effects of fine dust from ground-level detonations, of smoke from widespread fires, and of chemicals released into the atmosphere. The authors use mathematical models of atmospheric processes and data from natural situations--e.g., volcanic eruptions and arctic haze--to draw their conclusions. This is the most detailed and comprehensive probe of the scientific evidence published to date.

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