A Note on Persisting Radio Propagation Effects after High-Altitude Nuclear Bursts
ResearchPublished 1964
Certain high-altitude nuclear bursts produce abnormal ionization in the atmosphere which can affect radio propagation over a wide area for as long as two weeks after the burst, particularly in the LF and VLF regions. The effects are most pronounced and persistent at night. This Memorandum provides an explanation of them.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 1964
- Pages: 12
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: RM-4037-PR
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Crain, Cullen M., A Note on Persisting Radio Propagation Effects after High-Altitude Nuclear Bursts, RAND Corporation, RM-4037-PR, 1964. As of July 11, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4037.html
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Crain, Cullen M., A Note on Persisting Radio Propagation Effects after High-Altitude Nuclear Bursts. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1964. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4037.html.
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