Question: 2 . Operation Wigwam ( { } ^ { 1 } ) was a test of nuclear device in 1 9 5 5

2. Operation Wigwam \({}^{1}\) was a test of nuclear device in 1955 at a depth of 600 m in the Pacific Ocean 800 km off the coast of California. The TNT equivalent charge weight of the explosion was \(30,000,000\mathrm{~kg}\). An unknown number of marine mammals were killed or injured by this explosion including many sea otters on the California coast? Assume that semi-ampirical scaling laws discussed in the lectures apply.
a. Estimate the peak pressure at the Califormis coast at a range of 800 km ?
(5 points)
b. What is the time between the detonation and the first bubble pulse?
(5 points)
c. What is the time constant of the main pressure pulse?
(5 points)
d. At what range does the pressure pulse maximum amplitude equal ambient pressure at a depth of 600 meters? Comment on the speed of propagation of the pressure pulse at ranges greater than the range you compute.
2 . Operation Wigwam \ ( { } ^ { 1 } \ ) was a

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