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APE (ce)
Project 1.9 - Water Wave Studies - L. W. Kidd
OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTATION

Instrumentation was activated to measure water waves resulting

from ea (FLATHEAD),

A total of ten stations were

utilized in the Bikini Lagoon Area to document wave action from this
event.

Six of these stations ylelded useful data,

They were the

four shore recording installations, one turtle station (197.04) and
one skiff station (196.03),

The turtle and skiff station were at

ranges 2400 yards and 11,800 yards respectively from ground zero.
Two long perioi wave recorders were active at Ailinginae and Eniwetok
Atolls to doc

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t any long period waves in the open sea resulting

from liliso.

An inundation survey of islands in the

Pikini Atoll to determine the extent of water up-rush and flooding was

completed on F # 2,
In addition, the distant stations on Wake ani Johnson Islands
were active,
RESULTS
Approximate maximum deep water amplitudes (trough to crest) at
the shore recorjing stations in Bikini Lagoon were as follows:

Enyu
- 2 ft.
Biking
-1) ft,
Airukiiji - 24 ft
Chieerete - 2¢ ft.

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As anticipated, the periods of waves from the a (FLATHEAD )
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were considerably less than those from hell too)
waves ranged from 1} min to 25 sec.

Wave energy dissipation along the

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