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JOHNSTON ATOLL
Fa&sNO.
SUPPORT
TITLE
02101
Weather Center, U. S, Weather Bureau (USWB)
USER
STRUCTURE FACILITY NO.
ESSA
SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.
Building 530
None
ee
FOD
FUNDING
($000)
ENGR
PROC
CONST
TOTAL
FURN
Costs prior to 1963
COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION The present weather facilities (completed prior to 1963) are
located south of the runway approximately 3, 000-ft. from the east end of the
island.
The 21 x 35-ft.
concrete floor,
building, includinga ballooninflation shelter, has a
concrete block walls, a built-up wood frame roof anda 16-ft.
fiberglass enclosed radar doom. An emergency generator is housed ina
9x 12-ft. generator shed. Utilities include fresh and saltwater, sewer, 110/
220 volt power, four window type air conditioners, telephone and teletype.
Technical equipment consists of radiosonde receiver, GMD-radar unit, the-
odolite units, rain gages and other related instruments. Six U.S.W.B personnel man this facility on a 24 hour schedule. This facility is scheduled to
be relocated; refer to F&S No. 02034 for a description of the new installation.
VOLI
2-94