Earth-impact modeling and analysis of a near-Earth object fragmented and dispersed by nuclear subsurface explosions

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue , 2011, Pages 105-124

  Wie, Bong ^a   Dearborn, David ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION ANALYSIS; DISPERSION MODELING; EARTH IMPACT; IMPACT DAMAGES; IMPACT THREAT; LARGE DISPERSION; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES; ORBITAL DYNAMICS; SHALLOW BURIAL; SUB-SURFACE EXPLOSIONS;

ASTROPHYSICS; DISPERSIONS; EARTH (PLANET); EXPLOSIONS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 80053396703     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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