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Hydraulic effects of underground nuclear explosions, Amchitka Island, Alaska

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dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Don Diego, author
dc.contributor.authorNordin, Carl F., Jr., advisor
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Everett V., committee member
dc.contributor.authorWaltz, James P., committee member
dc.contributor.authorLongenbaugh, Robert A., committee member
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-12T22:19:03Z
dc.date.available2021-10-12T22:19:03Z
dc.date.issued1977
dc.description.abstractAn intensive field study was undertaken as part of the U.S. Geological Survey Nuclear Hydrology Program to determine the response of drainage basins and groundwater aquifers to underground nuclear explosions. Measurements of streamflow and groundwater fluctuation were made over the period of underground nuclear testing on Amchitka Island. These observations were only minimal for the Long Shot event in 1965 but were expanded considerably for the Milrow and Cannikin events in 1969 and 1971, respectively. A conceptual model describing the phenomena that relates surface water and groundwater reaction to ground shock, was confirmed when field data supported the main features of the model. Slapdown, an effect of rock failure in tension, results in the greatest response during the event, the effects generally dissipating soon after their occurrence; however, the effects of cavity collapse are long lasting and, in many respects, permanent. Drainage areas surrounding ground zero as well as the groundwater reservoirs beneath them have undergone permanent changes. Distant groundwater effects are documented and are attributed to changes in aquifer porosity as a result of seismic response generated by the explosions. The most outstanding hydrological feature on Amchitka Island, Cannikin Lake, is a result of the collapse of the Cannikin cavity.
dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/233951
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991001918449703361
dc.relationUG465.5.G6
dc.relation.ispartof1950-1979
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dc.subjectUnderground nuclear explosions -- Environmental aspects -- Amchitka Island
dc.subjectCannikin Project
dc.titleHydraulic effects of underground nuclear explosions, Amchitka Island, Alaska
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thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

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