Risk assessment of Tunguska-type airbursts

Abstract:: The Tunguska airburst, which devastated a taiga forest over an area greater than 2,000km2 in a remote region of Central Siberia in 1908, is a classic example of extraterrestrial encounter discussed in the asteroid/comet impact hazard and risk assessment literature (e.g. Longo 2007; Carusi...

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Main Authors: Mignan, Arnaud, Grossi, Patricia, Muir-Wood, Robert
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://doc.rero.ch/record/318245/files/11069_2010_Article_9597.pdf