Sentences with phrase «airbursts with»
Researchers used data from sensors designed to detect clandestine nuclear tests, among other sources, to identify airbursts with an energy equivalent to or larger than that released by 1 kiloton of exploding TNT.
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Comparison of the effects of nuclear test airbursts with the flattened pattern of the Tunguska forest seems to confirm this suggestion.
As the descending body penetrated deeper, air resistance probably caused it to explode in an airburst with a strong flow of heated gas that was carried downward by its tremendous momentum.
Not exact matches
Rather than random occurrences, many large airbursts might result from collisions between Earth and streams of debris associated with small asteroids or comets.
However, while you are initially provided with an MGL 40 mm (grenade launcher), unlocking other weapons such as the M214 Gatling gun or M295 IACW airburst grenade launcher will require you to use the other currency in Devil's Third, Golden Eggs.
The authors use a two - dimensional atmospheric model to simulate the nitrate and ozone changes associated with the A.D. 1908 Tunguska event where a bolide airburst occurred over Siberia, Russia.