deficienciesbe thoroughly conaidemd before ~ ftiure atdc weapons test be again conducted at Eniwetok. b. The meteorologicalobservation stationa estab~ahed for the Sadstone oper~ion were baaed on the experiences gained dting the Crossroads operation. The Crossroads tests, altho~h planmd for spring ti 19J4, wre f- ~ducted duting the sunmwr months. The pmbleam of stating requirenmts of a meteorologicalobaervlng network am not sl.mple,due to the pre6ent inadeqautteknowledge of tropical weather. The observationalweather statiom should be lad kaed to in6ure a continuous reporting netwodc of upper air sounding to maxlmm altitudes. Present shipboard aerobgicd tb units are handic+ped by lack of proper radar equipent for making upper air ●oundinga to high dtitUd8S ties6 R@Or Capitti 6hiP8 are 61U@Oy8d. lb Use Of large 6hip6 obtiously can not be justified solely for imteorological purpo6ell . Therefore it ie must be made on available The wedhr 6tatiOM apparent that th meteorologicalinstallation isltis. whhh 6hould be ooneidered fOr fUt~e operations in the Eniwetok area ares Eniwetok, Wake, Kwa@leint Tarawa, Naru, Kuaaie, Truk, Marcus, Houlad, P@qyra$ a base in the E1l.iceIdaxi6$ a baae in New GuAnea, a ship (Rid Dog) located 12 N. and 178 E. Thi6 ~tWOZk of 6tatiolm would be suitable for meteorological 6ervices during aqy season of the ~ar, amt the data collected would SECTION XII 69 L