Evaluating the Importance of Barometric Pumping for Subsurface Gas Transport Near an Underground Nuclear Test Site

An underground nuclear explosion (UNE) generates and distributes radioactive gases that can be transported to the ground surface though preexisting and explosion-induced fractures over timescales of hours to months. If detected, the presence of short-lived radionuclides in gas is evidence of a recen...

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Main Authors: S.M. Bourret, E.M. Kwicklis, T.A. Miller, P.H. Stauffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Vadose Zone Journal
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/articles/18/1/180134