Abstract
Abstract The effect of a high altitude nuclear explosion such as the Starfish burst of 9 July, 1962 on the electron loss rate in the F2-region is discussed. A method for computing the electron density profile at various times after detonation is developed and the results are compared with available observations. The electron loss rate implied by the observations is larger than that of the undisturbed atmosphere, and it is suggested that a substantial part of the enhancement can be attributed to the production of vibrationally excited N2.
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