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Persons exposed to nuclear test fallout
Downwinders were individuals and communities, in the United States, in the intermountain West between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily
Downwinders
1979 studio album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Downwind is the third album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, although it was the first to be released under that name, the previous two having been released as
Downwind_(album)
Position relative to wind direction: upwind and downwind respectively
i.e., facing the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.e., along the direction towards which the
Windward_and_leeward
US law
in the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act support for affected downwinders. The Act provides the following remunerations, as of 2023, unchanged
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Radiation_Exposure_Compensation_Act
American football player (1893–1968)
Chief Xavier Downwind a.k.a. Red Fang (December 24, 1893 – July 26, 1968) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League
Xavier_Downwind
Direction of travel under sail relative to true wind direction over surface
wind), a craft is running downwind. A given point of sail (beating, close reach, beam reach, broad reach, and running downwind) is defined in reference
Point_of_sail
American businesswoman and activist
founded the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, to advocate for benefits for New Mexicans harmed by the 1945 detonation. Downwinders in Nevada, Utah and Arizona
Tina_Cordova
Device to generate electricity from wind
Downwind machines have been built, because they do not need an additional mechanism for keeping them in line with the wind. In high winds, downwind blades
Wind_turbine
Basin Downwinders Consortium to lobby the US government for compensation and an apology. New Mexican lawmakers attempted to have New Mexican downwinders included
Fallout from the Trinity nuclear test
Fallout_from_the_Trinity_nuclear_test
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
ISBN 978-1579583941. Carroll, Rory (June 6, 2015). "Hollywood and the downwinders still grapple with nuclear fallout". the Guardian. Retrieved April 17
Howard_Hughes
Experimental wind-powered vehicle
2010 to demonstrate that it is possible for such a vehicle to go directly downwind faster than the wind (sometimes abbreviated as DDWFTTW). Blackbird employs
Blackbird (wind-powered vehicle)
Blackbird_(wind-powered_vehicle)
Standard aircraft path
and opposite the downwind leg. Crosswind leg. A short climbing flight path at right angles to the departure end of the runway. Downwind leg. A long level
Airfield_traffic_pattern
Sail designed for sailing off the wind
off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind). Spinnakers are constructed
Spinnaker
Sailing maneuver
wind than the vessel can sail directly. A sailing craft whose course is downwind jibes (or "wears" if square-rigged) by having the apparent wind cross the
Tacking_(sailing)
2023 documentary film
two groups in the Southwest devastated by the nuclear industry: the Downwinders, families who lived near the Trinity site, and Native and Hispanic uranium
First_We_Bombed_New_Mexico
Sailboat racing term
mark on the correct side (weather side if upwind tacking, leeward side if downwind jibing). How to hit the right layline, Yachts and Yachting Magazine Lay
Layline
Volcano in Guatemala
drifted more than 50 km S, SW, and W. Ashfall was reported in many areas downwind. 3 June 2018 An eruption resulted in at least 159 deaths and at least 300
Volcán_de_Fuego
Gases emitted as a result of fuel reactions in combustion engines
exhaust pipe, flue gas stack, or propelling nozzle. It often disperses downwind in a pattern called an exhaust plume. It is a major component of motor
Exhaust_gas
American sailor and writer (born 1952)
shortened my drift from 1,800 miles to 450; had I been able to sail even dead downwind but increase speed to a moderate 2.5 knots, I would have been afloat 25
Steven_Callahan
Precolonial state in Southern Africa
times was leprosy (called "fire of God"); lepers were quarantined in a hut downwind of the village. The Kuta controlled the transmission of history through
Lozi_kingdom
Basic sailing maneuver, where ship turns its stern through the wind
gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing craft reaching downwind turns its stern through the wind, which then exerts its force from the
Jibe
Defunct American nuclear production site
Washington and into parts of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia. Downwinders were exposed to radionuclides, particularly iodine-131, with the heaviest
Hanford_Site
ISBN 978-0-8248-2545-4. Doulatram, Desmond Narain (2023). "Marshallese Downwinders and a Shared Nuclear Legacy of Global Proportions". In Richards, Linda
Dorothy_Kabua
Family of carnivoran mammals
boiling cheap soap or burning, and can be detected by humans several meters downwind. The secretions are primarily used for territorial marking, though both
Hyena
Volcano in Japan
crash, which was attributed to clear-air turbulence caused by lee waves downwind of the mountain. A memorial for the crash victims sits near Gotemba New
Mount_Fuji
Name list
Australian cricketer Xavier Dorfman (born 1973), French Olympic rower Xavier Downwind (1893–1968), American NFL player Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American baseball
Xavier_(given_name)
Air mass forced upwards as it moves over rising terrain
cloud is formed downwind of the upper slopes of isolated, steep-sided mountains. It is created by the low pressure areas in the downwind vortices drawing
Orographic_lift
Critical thresholds in climate science
(from droughts and wildfires) or deforestation, there will be less rain in downwind regions, increasing tree stress and mortality there. Eventually, if enough
Tipping points in the climate system
Tipping_points_in_the_climate_system
2023 film by Christopher Nolan
affected by radiation and nuclear testing during the Cold War, known as "Downwinders" and primarily consisting of the Navajo Nation. The United States Senate
Oppenheimer_(film)
1988 explosions and fire in Nevada
evacuated a five-mile (8 km) radius around the plant, concentrating on areas downwind of the explosion. Roads in the area were clogged in both directions due
PEPCON_disaster
barrel of a gun, known as kissing the gunner's daughter. overbear To sail downwind directly at another ship, stealing the wind from its sails. overboard Off
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
Surfboard with a downward-extending hydrofoil
with accelerating modern hydrofoil progression in big-wave surfing and downwind foiling through high-profile videos and competition appearances. The design
Foilboard
World's most recent supereruption, of Taupō Volcano, New Zealand
sediments have been found in the volcanic ash deposits about 850 km (530 mi) downwind on the Chatham Islands. The first characterised eruption from the Taupō
Oruanui_eruption
(1967) "The Lost City of Mars" (1978) "The Mummies of Guanajuato" (1969) "Downwind From Gettysburg'" (1979) "The Aqueduct" (1984) "Banshee" (1984) "The Toynbee
Ray_Bradbury_bibliography
1993 US law enforcement siege in Texas
construction pit partially filled with water, 75 feet (23 m) away and downwind from the main living quarters of the complex. The Special Counsel noted
Waco_siege
Species of insect
Traps are most effective when spread out over an entire community and downwind and at the borders (i.e., as far away as possible, particularly upwind)
Japanese_beetle
Weather phenomenon
through colder air. The vapor then freezes and is deposited on the leeward (downwind) shores. The same effect also occurs over bodies of saline water, when
Lake-effect_snow
Broad area of desert covered with wind-swept sand
Saturn's moon Titan. Sand seas and dune fields generally occur in regions downwind of copious sources of dry, loose sand, such as dry riverbeds and deltas
Erg_(landform)
International one-design racing sailing keelboat class
racing boats, it does not use a spinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward
Star_(keelboat)
International racing sailing class
hydrodynamic hull and will often exceed the wind speed when planing both up and downwind. The 29er class is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail
29er_(dinghy)
Processes due to wind activity
and loess of Pleistocene age originating from glacial outwash. The lee (downwind) side of river valleys in semiarid regions are often blanketed with sand
Aeolian_processes
Region in North America where heavy snowfall is common
lake-effect snow is particularly common. Snowbelts are typically found downwind of the lakes, principally off the eastern and southern shores. Lake-effect
Snowbelt
1978 mid-air collision over California
Okay 09:00:34 Captain (to Lindbergh tower) Lindbergh, PSA one eighty-two downwind. 09:00:38 Lindbergh tower PSA one eighty-two, Lindbergh tower, ah, traffic
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_182
Military science park in Wiltshire, England
could adversely affect some vulnerable people. The town of Weymouth lay downwind of the spraying. When the trials became public knowledge in the late 1990s
Porton_Down
Airline of India (1953–2011)
passenger flight. The aircraft was overloaded and take-off was either downwind or with a crosswind. All 30 people on board survived. On 21 April 1969
Indian_Airlines
Amateur or professional competitive sport
away onto a downwind leg to a second jibe marker. Next another jibe on a second downwind leg to the last mark which is called the 'downwind mark' (or 'leeward
Sailing_(sport)
Term for a visionless project
Growian was a two-bladed "lee runner" (the rotor was situated on the downwind side of the tower) with a hub height of about 100 metres (330 ft). At 3
Design_by_committee
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
as a sailing craft turns downwind, the more drag increases and lift decreases as propulsive forces, until a sail going downwind is predominated by drag
Sail
Japanese anime television series
Nukekazashimo e Watashidake" (雲を抜け風下へ私だけ; lit. 'Beyond the Clouds, Only Me Downwind') performed by Yorushika, while the first ending theme song is "AIYOU"
The Apothecary Diaries (TV series)
The_Apothecary_Diaries_(TV_series)
Stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia
aviation to worldwide attention after two Boeing 747 passenger jets flying downwind of the eruption suffered temporary engine failures and damage to exterior
Galunggung
Wind in the western Mediterranean
rather, the strongest winds are in the western Strait and immediately downwind to the west. Levanters are most frequent during the warm season from April
Levant_(wind)
Wind experienced by a moving object
this is to radically change the apparent wind direction when sailing "downwind". In these boats the forward speed is so great that the apparent wind is
Apparent_wind
Downwind component of motion of a floating object due to wind
right of downwind being positive and to the left being negative. A leeway angle of zero degrees indicates that the craft drifts directly downwind. See figure
Leeway
1956 film by Dick Powell
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). "Hollywood and the downwinders still grapple with nuclear fallout". The Guardian. June 6, 2015. Archived
The_Conqueror_(1956_film)
Cloud and precipitation structure
amounts of rain or snow. Behind extratropical cyclones, rainbands can form downwind of relative warm bodies of water such as the Great Lakes. If the atmosphere
Rainband
True and False School Bag Wizard (Part 2) 41 顺风耳罩（上） Downwind earmuffs (Part 1) 42 顺风耳罩（下） Downwind earmuffs (Part 2) 43 转转牌自动清洗套（上） Turn card automatic
List of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf episodes
List_of_Pleasant_Goat_and_Big_Big_Wolf_episodes
Boundary separating two masses of air of different densities
on the north side of surface highs, areas of lowered pressure will form downwind of north–south oriented mountain chains, leading to the formation of a
Weather_front
Consolidated city-county in Montana, United States
significant contamination of the Butte Hill as well as downstream and downwind areas. The contaminated land extends along a corridor of 120 miles (190 km)
Butte,_Montana
English writer, director, animator and illustrator (born 1984)
The Expanded Earth. 22 February 2025. ISBN 978-1-4721-5834-5. "The Cave Downwind of the Café". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 22 April 2025. "2011
Mikey_Please
Form of solid precipitation
to ten hailstorms per season. To the north of this area and also just downwind of the Rocky Mountains is the Hailstorm Alley region of Alberta, which
Hail
Defunct football stadium in Orchard Park, New York
store called "Founder's Plaza" in 2015. Buffalo, by virtue of its position downwind of Lake Erie, is one of the nation's windiest cities, and as a result,
Ralph_Wilson_Stadium
Leading edge of a cooler mass of air
along the front. Anvil cirrus clouds may spread a considerable distance downwind from the thunderstorms. The other cloud types associated with a cold front
Cold_front
Supranational political and economic union
hot and dry during the summer months. The heaviest precipitation occurs downwind of water bodies due to the prevailing westerlies, with higher amounts also
European_Union
Windward position in sailing
come into play. An upwind vessel is able to manoeuvre at will toward any downwind point, since the relative wind then moves aft. The fastest points of sail
Weather_gage
US Department of Energy reservation in Nevada
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 allowed for people living downwind of the site for at least two years in particular Nevada, Arizona, or Utah
Nevada_Test_Site
Exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that someone has fallen off of the ship
boat circles, the wind is jibed across the stern and the boat is sailed downwind, past the casualty again and finally brought to rest by turning upwind
Man_overboard
Species of North American hoofed mammal
a present danger. This scent has been smelled by humans 65 to 100 feet downwind from alarmed animals. The major odor compound identified from this gland
Pronghorn
Type of wind turbine
counterbalance. The blades sweep a conical area, which helps reduce the turbulence downwind of each tower, increasing the maximum tower density. The company claims
Vertical-axis_wind_turbine
Method of Sailing
used to define, in a fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat, a way to sail directly downwind. Goosewing sailing requires the use of two sails, a foresail and a mainsail
Wing_and_wing
Condensed water vapor that falls from clouds
to water evaporation from lakes, lake-effect snowfall becomes a concern downwind of the warm lakes within the cold cyclonic flow around the backside of
Precipitation
Crescent-shaped dune
possesses two "horns" that face downwind, with the steeper slope known as the slip face, facing away from the wind, downwind, at the angle of repose of the
Barchan
Difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
trading ground speed for height, while maintaining airspeed. By then turning downwind, and diving through the wind gradient, they can also gain energy. It has
Wind_shear
Soviet Union program to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II
contaminated air, water and soil in the areas immediately surrounding, downwind and downstream of the blast site. According to the records that the Russian
Soviet_atomic_bomb_project
Sediment of accumulated wind-blown dust
by the wind. Once entrained by the wind, particles were then deposited downwind. The loess deposits found along both sides of the Mississippi River alluvial
Loess
American twin-engine, light aircraft produced 1937–1970
charter company attributed the accident solely to pilot error, citing his downwind takeoff into a "black hole" of severe darkness, causing him to experience
Beechcraft_Model_18
Violently rotating column of air
to downsloped winds, and causing the formation of a low pressure area downwind to the east of the mountains. Increased westerly flow off the Rockies force
Tornado
Turbulence that follows behind aircraft traveling through air
lateral movement of the upwind vortex and increases the movement of the downwind vortex. Helicopters also produce wake turbulence. Helicopter wakes may
Wake_turbulence
Type of ship sail
Rome to maneuver ships at sea, the raffee was eventually implemented as a downwind sail set below a square-rigged yard to fill in areas needed for light airs
Raffee_sail
List of tornadoes in the United States
brief tornado ripped sheet metal roofing from a barn and tossed the pieces downwind. Minor crop damage occurred, and a wooden 2x4 was thrown and punctured
List of United States tornadoes from July to September 2021
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_July_to_September_2021
and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped with large limbs carried downwind. EFU W of Tahlequah Cherokee OK 35°53′27″N 95°01′27″W / 35.8909°N 95
List of United States tornadoes from May to June 2022
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_May_to_June_2022
Situation where cities are warmer than surrounding areas
generally refers to human-disturbed areas. Monthly rainfall is greater downwind of cities, partially due to the UHI. Increases in heat within urban centers
Urban_heat_island
Genus of disease-spreading insects
octenol, and acetone—which are given off in animals' breath and distributed downwind in an odor plume. Synthetic versions of these chemicals can create artificial
Tsetse_fly
Type of conical volcano composed of layers of lava and tephra
smell and role in ozone depletion and has the potential to cause acid rain downwind of an eruption. H2S has an even stronger odor than SO2 as well as being
Stratovolcano
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
areas of high ocean productivity. Large eddies can form downcurrent or downwind from islands, concentrating plankton. Banks and reefs can intercept deep
Pelagic_fish
Term in sailing
quickly as possible. It is also often less than optimal to sail directly downwind. Instead of sailing directly toward a windward mark, the helmsman chooses
Velocity_made_good
Period of European global exploration
with a windward ability. The lateen rig was less useful when sailing downwind – which explains Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo) re-rigging
Age_of_Discovery
Sailboat with a two-masted rig
hoisted between the top of the mizzen mast and base of the mainmast to help downwind performance. "Definition of KETCH". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 17 May
Ketch
Type of large jib or staysail
moderate winds; in high wind, a smaller jib is usually substituted, and downwind a spinnaker may be used. The term jib is the generic term for any of an
Genoa_(sail)
Chemical element with atomic number 84 (Po)
polonium-210. The Windscale fire brought the need for testing of the land downwind for radioactive material contamination, and this is how it was found. An
Polonium
Fleet sailing against England in 1588
night of 7–8 August, the English set these fireships alight and cast them downwind among the closely anchored vessels of the armada. The Spanish feared that
Spanish_Armada
Weather phenomenon
predominant colder air, resulting in a fast buildup of clouds and rainfall downwind of the lake. If the air temperature is not low enough to keep the precipitation
Lake-effect_rain
Whirlwind induced by and often composed of fire
1: Stable and centered over burning area. Type 2: Stable or transient, downwind of burning area. Type 3: Steady or transient, centered over an open area
Fire_whirl
Ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome
mountains created a rain shadow which resulted in lower precipitation rates downwind. The parent material of most prairie soil was distributed during the last
Prairie
1956 fighter aircraft family by Lockheed
needed to throttle back. Landings were also performed at high speed: the downwind leg of the circuit was typically flown at approximately 210 knots (390 km/h;
Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter
Place in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia
southern and eastern boundaries. The exposed part of the paleolake lies downwind of the mountain of Jebel Umm Sanman to the west, which has diverted the
Jubbah,_Saudi_Arabia
aircraft up and away from the runway in a tight crosswind leg, to position downwind in the pattern to land. This maneuver is performed at high-g which causes
Run_and_break
total has been given in compensation, with over $660 million going to "downwinders". Prior to his meeting with CCP general secretary Xi Jinping on October
Nuclear weapons of the United States
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States
Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power
This combination of forces means it is possible to sail both upwind and downwind courses. The course with respect to the true wind direction (as would be
Sailing
Rise of water associated with a low-pressure weather system
wind setup, which is the tendency for water levels to increase at the downwind shore and to decrease at the upwind shore. Intuitively, this is caused
Storm_surge
1993 Aviation accident over Alaska
The No. 1 engine was maintained at emergency/maximum power. While on the downwind portion of the landing pattern, bank angles momentarily exceeded 48 degrees
Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E
Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_46E
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