APPEXDIX H
MARSHALL ISLAND OCEAN CURRENTS AS DETERMINED FROM
FREE FLOATING BUOYS
TABLE H.1 ~ Ocean Current Data Obtained at IVY
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Code
:
Launched
Time
Position
__ _Recovered
Time
\ Position
T
.
Set .
Pritt
l (Derrees True | (nots |
Oct-Nov 1952
i
|
J
312245
10°37'N
164°45'E
021210 |
{
K
312048
11°O1'N
030650
L
322858
11°26'N
165°00'E
Ho
322652
N
| 322451
:
oO
311248
282
0.70
11°23.5'!N
307
0.60
031410 | 12°%4!N
» 164°36.3'S
305
0.43
12952.5'N!
921930
12°10,3'N
293
0.52
12919.2'N|
164°5#.9'8
032200 | 12939,.5!N
164°0¢'E
202
9.73
12°42.0!N|
040000
295
0.70
250
0.77
Me
0.78
12°46'N
268
0.85
12°41'N
162018,8'5
275
0.39
272
0.37
257
0.69
164°5/4,°E
164°58.0'
164°50'E
\
4
10°4.3.5'N
364°13%%
310700 | 13°25'N
| 164°22'E
1
t
;
164025'E
>
164920'E
13°O6'N
1
163°58'E
041355 | 13°3%.3!N
'
163°02 842 |
| x
310557 | 13°o8t
o41740
' §
(310340 ' 12°50'N
042040
A
292030 , 12920'N
164°21'S
042150
B
299830
050520 | 12°09'N
| 164°06'E
{
1639/9'E
'
ge
7
|
| 01230
;
12%051N
164°42'E
10°s0mm
164933 'E
162939!
162°10'E
{
Gols
13°3.3R
t
i
162°28'E
10%5.5IN |
162°23.0'E
The above buoys were standard Navy balsa wood DAN
buoys equinred with
sea anchor, le-ft mast, aud wire mesh corner radar reflector stop mast.
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