Satellite imagery detects thermal 'uplift' signal of underground nuclear tests
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 16:36
in Earth & Climate
A new analysis of satellite data from the late 1990s documents for the first time the "uplift" of ground above a site of underground nuclear testing, providing researchers a potential new tool for analyzing the strength of detonation. The findings provide another forensic tool for evaluation, especially for the potential explosive yield estimates.