Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Disasters. The vertical distance from the Earth's surface or target to the point of burst. Also called HOB. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02 with JP 3-41 as the source JP)..
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Technical Information Center, Joint Publication 3-41, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management, VA, USA 2012. http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_41.pdf, (CBRN - Amer) {975}