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2.2.2 and 2.2.10 Addendum.
Objectives.
Programs 10 and 18.
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The objectives were to measure the total thermal, thermal
power,
time interval and optical-spectroscopic observation of
high altitude fire-ball phenomena.
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at Johnston Island —
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Assuming atmospheric transmission c.
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corresponding thermal energy release from the bomb was DELETED.
pELETED This low thermal energy release (as seen from sea level:
“tenot unrealistic because a large fracticn of the early he ot
temperature fireball radiation resides in the u:‘ra viole:.
which is absorbed in the atmosphere, parviculariv in the ¢zone
layer.
The duration of the thermal pulse for deposition of
90% of the incident energy was
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The resultsofthe experiments designed toattain the
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third and main objective of the two programs were unfévorably
“flo, BETected by the burst location error.
Specifically, informa-
% ¢. thon on the very early development of the fireball could not
be obtained,
since none of the collimated instrument channels
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