VIRTUAL HEIGHT (KM)

600--—

soor—

T

|

I.

|!

|
MIKE (IVY)

MIKE (IVY)

400r—

~
300r—

200t—-

CRITICAL
FREQUENCY (MC)

to. —

NORMAL

CRITICAL

FREQUENCY (MC)

~

MIKE (IVY)

NORMAL

i

2

3

4.

5

ELAPSED TIME AFTER DETONATION (HRS)

Fige 3.9 = F2-Layer Virtual Height and Critical Frequency at Rongerik
Following Shots 1 and 2 and at Bikini Following Mike Shot

(Operation IVY), Compared with Normal Values
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