be of tremeaioue value for tropical weatbr researches. The network would still nece~sa~q ~~ ‘o ~ weather reconnalsaanceaircraft. The detail ad ‘uPPl~nt~ amount of weather data observed by aircraft cannot be dupucatti in w manner. The track8 of the weat~r recomaissme be adjusted for the seamn, type of ~~~t~ -e ~ p~seti~ known will of came need -d maintenance facilities. c. Space considerationsabomi a ship greatly Mmit the activity ami amount of man power thtt can be gainfully emploYed at any time. Fmm experience at both Crossroads afi Sandstone, it is concluded that space aboaxd the USS Mt. 4Xinley allocated to serology is lnedequate. . It is suggested that in the future the weather organization b lard baeed, or that more space aboani the ship, in addition to the aexmlogical office be made available. This space sho~d adjoin or at least be convenient 5. Meteomlodcal to the aerdogicaloffice. materiel. Each of the meteorologicalstations established for Sa@atone was equipped with SCR 658 kawinaomie apparatua. This permitted wind obeervatiom to 60,oO0 feet or higher. To ineure wind soundings to even higher levels, especialJy near the critical times of detonation, a few 1500 gram balloona were included in the eqyipment of the land baeed etatione. The heights in some caaea were purportedly indScated to have reached ae high as 165,000 feet. It ie generally conceded that these rune probably exceeded 100,000 feet, but exact height to SECTXON XII m