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The fallout program was designed to investigate fallout under the great-
est possible variety of conditions.
Of the five shots studied one was the high
yield air burst, one was a high yield surface burst, and three were barge shots.
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were studied,
The data col-
lected are so voluminous and complex that further analysis and interpretation
will be necessary before final conclusions can be made,
It was desired to
prove predictions that there is no substantial fallout hazard from a high yield
air burst over land,
Since CHEROKEE burst over water instead of land the pre-
diction was not proved, but the negligible fallout received tends to support it.
e.
In general, only limited data concerning the basic phenomena associated
with a high yield air burst were obtained since the bombing error placed the
burst outside the range of most of the instrumentation.
However, it was possible
to salvage data from some experiments by getting correlating data from partici-
pation on other shots, by further laboratory investigations, and by plecing
together data from the film records of other experiments.
In other cases such
as the study of the response of structures to long duration blast loading, no
alternate methods of getting the data were possible and the project objectives
were largely unaccomplished.
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In summary, except for loss of data on CHEROKEE, it is believed that
final evaluation of the experimental data shouid satisfy the military effects
programs objectives.
Preliminary results and conclusions of each project will
be published by AFSWP as Interim Test Reports.
Upon complete evaluation of data
final reports will be published as AFSWP Weapons Test Reports.
8.
METEOROLOGY
a.
The task force Weather Central was composed of highly qualified Air
Force and Navy personnel.
All were given intensive training in tropical
analysis and forecasting prior to their deployment to the PPG.
be.
To insure the collection of sufficient data for reliable weather fore-
casts, the task force:
(1)
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Established commumications facilities in the PPG to receive fac-
simile charts of surface and upper air analyses from Tokyo and Hawaii.
(2) Established task force weather observing stations at Rongerik,
Tarawa, Kusaie and Kapingamarangi.
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