Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration (PEACE) program, Enewetak Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Part 1: Drilling operations and descriptions of boreholes in vicinity of KOA and OAK craters
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Abstract
From mid-1984 through mid-1985, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) engaged in an investigation of two craters formed from high-yield, near-surface nuclear bursts in the Marshall Islands at Enewetak Atoll (figures 1 and 2). Supported by the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA), this cooperative venture is referred to by the acronym PEACE, derived from its official name, Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration Program.
The craters studied, KOA and OAK, resulted from 1.4- and 8.9-megaton, near-surface bursts detonated near the northern perimeter of the Enewetak lagoon on May 12 and June 28, 1958, respectively. At that time, Enewetak was administered by the United States Government under the auspices of the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) and formed a part of the Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG). OAK and KOA are among the only high-yield nuclear craters available for studies of cratering processes and crater-related effects.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration (PEACE) program, Enewetak Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Part 1: Drilling operations and descriptions of boreholes in vicinity of KOA and OAK craters |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 86-419 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr86419 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | Report: 599 p.; 112 Plates: 10.64 × 16.44 inches or smaller |
| Country | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Other Geospatial | Enewetak Atoll |
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