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Project 2.62 = Pallout Stuities by Oreanograrhy Methois - P. D. Jennings
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To unlerst>ni the oceanograpl.y Jf the ocean area where fallout
is expretet in orier to extrapolate the staervel fallout pattern hack
to the equivalent land mattern.
To fornist. ocoanograrhic aasistanc
to the Task Force,
To measure the Tallsit ralisactiivi.y an! dts chanicul nature in
the water froma hich alr burst, a surface lani burst, and surface
water bursts,
To eulculate th
equivalent lan! feilout pattern,
To understani the nature of th transport and Iflution of railoe
active fallout miterisl in the sceean to ;orait future surveys to acquire
a complete fatlout picture from the least possible measuremonts,
To understan? the scecnography of Bikini Lagoon as it involves
the cireulaticn of contaminated waters, particularly the effluent
thereef ami the ocmurrence of rardi transients of circulation which
may reeult in suiten redistribution 7f activity,
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The Bikini Lagoon was ‘rvest‘gate! using an instrumente! trailer
atoar! a Navy LeU,”
The project installe! ant madntaino! sixveon decpemcored skiff
stations in che fallout aroa between 1° ani 20 miles from ground sere.
Recorling instruments were installe} on these sxiffe t> measure the
radioactivity as a function of tire at leptt intervals of 2° m-ters tow
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