staff tethnical duties, Mr. EnmphrsY W-
charged with monitoring the
aclentificmeteorologicalprogram.
After the assembly of the weather staff early i.nNovember 1947, work
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equate for the exacting requlrementaOf the operation. In Movember. the
only weather stations in the operatioti area were Kwujaleln and Wake:
and these atationa were not equipped or manned to observe and transmit
the additionaldata which would be required from these locations for the
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It was at once apparent that the existing stations
would have to be au@nented and that additional island weather stations
would be needed before reliable for=-ts
could be prepared. The rneteOr-
ological staff recommended the establishmentof weather stations at Eniwetok,
Bongerik, and HaJuro for the duration of the operation. ktion W*
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taken to”send Air Force weather personnel and equipment to Wake to assist
the U. S. Weather Bureau persomel stationed there. The island weather
stations would provide complete weather observations,including a minimum
of four rawin sondes (radio and/or radar wind, temperature,and humidit~
soundings)per twenty-fourhour period. AU
of the island weather stations
would participate in a weather obsenational network, and in additio%
Kwajalein and lhiwetok wuld provide a forecast and briefing service for
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local commanders and transient aircraft as well as aircraft of JTl?-7.
The island stations would also provide a relaying service whereby all
weather information includlngflight reports and flight summaries would
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be collected and forwarded to the M.
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