a ‘e | le were tk <a fhe need for the scientific meteorological program was foreseen by The Chief of the U. S. Neather Burean has given full cooperation and Colonel B, G. Holzman, U.S.A.F., Staff Meteorologist, Joint Task Force SEVEN, has furnished the services of qualified Weather Bureau personnel upon request, Colonel Holzman organized and gave guidance and support to the entire program Dr. Harry Wexler, Chief of the Special Scientific Services Division, U.S, Weath: which included the collection and analyses of the data and the publication of Bureau, has been available for consultation and Mr. Fred White of that Division this report. kas proofread the text and has offered beneficial suggestions in the compllatic Major Delmar L. Crowsen, Deputy Staff Neteorologist, assisted in every of the publication. way in the collection of data, prepared originally the surface weathor data charts found in Appendix III, and carried out the administrative details required for the publication of this report. i Ideutenant Ernest F, Lilek, U.S.N., Assistant Stptt Weather Officer, aided in the collection of data from the ships of the Task Force and was responsible for the analyses of the upper air charts which appear in Appendix ITI and The offices used for the preparation of the printed report were thos) of the Headquarters, 1009th Special Weapons Squadron where suitable security measures for sageguarding Restricted Data exist. The meteorological section of the Special Weapons Squadron gave the fullest cooperation possible. This Headquarters also furnished stenographic aseistance. the trajectory studies beginning on page 43. The collection of meteorological and atomic cloud date in the Eniwetck Area, except that aboard the U.S.3. Mt, McKinley, was accomplished by the following officers: Major L. H. Pribble, U.S.A.F., Weather Officer, Weather Detachment The monitoring of the scientific meteorological program; the collec- tion of the scientific data; and the preparation of this publication (including Eniwetok; Ideutenant T, P. Mulline, U.S.N., Aerological Officer, U.5.5. Albemarle; the performing of the calculations, the writing of the text, the drawing of the Ensign E. L. Snopkowsld, U.S.N., Aerological Officer, U.S.S, Bairoko; and Chief figures, and the assembling of contents of the pages for photo-offset printing) Aerographer, L. D, Blakely, U.S.N., Aerological Officer, 0.5.5, Curtiss. were done by Mr. Paul A. Humphrey, Meteorologist, of the U. 3S. Weather Bureau,