corded at Shelter 605 on Runit; the gauges on Parry were served by the recorder at Shelter

606 on Parry.

Table 2— LOCATIONS OF MEASURING STATIONS FOR BLASTLINES ON KING SHOT
Landline
Distance from intended

Island

ground zero, ft

Runit

2,50€

3,000

Station

Azimuth

No.

(from north)

6101.01

161°08'07”

6101.02

7,000

6101.03

9,686
10,000

6101.04

Azimuth

(from north)

617.01

143°30'00"

617.03

143°30'00"’

153°38’ 26”

617.04
617.05

143°30/00”"
143°30' 00°’

150°37'30""

617.06

143°30'00°"

150°18' 20°"

15,000

Parry*

Station

No.

4,000

5,000
6,000

Overwater line

54,754

617.02

617.07

143°30’00"’

143°30'00""

617.08

151°45’00"’

612.02

170°20' 27°"

*Considered an overwater station because the major part of the path traveled by the

shock wave was over water.

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Table J—-ELEVATIONS OF FOOTINGS FOR STATIONS OVER WATER
ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER SPRING TIDE

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Station No.

Height of station, ft

617.01
617.02
617.03
617.04
617.05
617.06
617.07
617.08

1.63
0.18
2.06
2.30
1.39
4.75
2.02
1.43

RESULTS
Performance of Instrumentation and Recording System

Of the 22 air-pressure measurements attempted on Mike shot, 10 were completely successful and 3 partially so; on King shot, 9 of the 14 measurements attempted were entirely
successful and the remaining 5 partially so. Consequently it is felt that enough satisfactory
records were obtained to justify the conclusions reached in this report. It was necessary,
however, in analyzing the data from both Mike and King shots, to exercise considerable personal judgment because of several unforeseeable failures of the recording and gauge systems.
On Mike shot three of the eleven recorders failed to start at all because the brakes on the
tape transport system jammed. These brakes consisted of asbestos brake bands around soft
iron brake drums; the extremely high moisture content of the air in the recording shelters
prior to Mike shot apparently caused the brake bands to swell and the drumsto rust, with the

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