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Project 6.3 - Effects of an Atomic Explosion on the Ionosphere =
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OBJECT
The objective of Project 6.3 is to obtain data on the effects of
high yield nuclear explosions on the Ionosphere.

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vestigate the area of absorption, probably due to the high altitude
radioactive particles, and to study the effect of orientation relative
to the earth's magnetic field on F2 layer effects,

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INSTRUMENTATION
The system comprises:
Two Ionosphere recorders, type C-2, operating on pulse transmission, installed in 6 ton trailer vans, one located at Rongerik

Atoll and one located at Kusaie in the Caroline Islands.
One Ionosphere recorder, type C-3, operating on pulse transmission, installed in a C-97 plane based at Eniwetok Island.

RESULTS
No observable effect upon the ionosphere was detected on

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