Impact of nuclear explosions on the ozone layer of the Earth
V.B. Kashkin, R.V. Odintsov, T.V. Rubleva
SibFU Institute of Space and Information Technologies, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Keywords: Vela incident, nuclear test, ozone, nitrogen oxide, mark on the ozone layer, shock wave, test site coordinates
Abstract
In our nuclear age, fears are expressed about the fate of the Earth's ozone layer, and it is believed that both large-scale and local nuclear conflicts can destroy the ozone layer for years. On September 22, 1979, an unidentified state secretly performed a nuclear test in a desolate region of the World Ocean. This event is commonly referred to as the Vela Incident. In this work, we used ozone data obtained by the NASA satellite Nimbus-7 17 minutes after the explosion. It is shown that the shock wave left a mark on the ozone layer. No decrease in the amount of ozone is noticed. The coordinates of the explosion site are determined from the mark.
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