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ABSTRACT AND CONCLUSIONS
With Respect ‘to Weather. in. the. Marsboil Ielonds: .
1, - The: behavior-ofthe:tropical atmosphere: is:litthe-understeod: by the. professional | ee
meteorologist:‘and:therefore, ‘not surprisingly, bythe:mafority ef military and civilian
‘staff officers at all ‘levels. ‘Seasonal variability of the dmportont ‘weather ‘elements
‘does ‘not ‘conform ‘tothe calendar. ‘Gasual ‘stovistleal analysts ofavailakle weather{
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12. ‘Operational weather requirements have ‘been ‘Imposed ‘in ‘overseas ‘test operations
‘which :are‘inherently ‘iriconsistent,:almost:mutually:exclusive, :and ‘capable ofreall-
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(Pages :8-and-9)
With :-Respect :to ‘the ‘Dyaamics of ‘Bomb -Clouds:
1. ‘The bomb :oloud-Is‘not:a'disosderly:mixing of environmental .alr-in the wake -of.a
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bubble:of heated-gas, :but ds:port.of.a-logtcal .ond-ordered motion ‘forming a complete
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2. Wiis ‘entirely possible:that.o:high yield detonation:can *“trigger’’:a self-sustaining rg)
circulation which-will derive: its energy through the condensation process.
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3. Analysts of.bomb:cloud dynamics points to the reason ‘for the: inadequacy: of pregent
‘fechniques ta:high yleld-cloud:sampling::-during the early-stage of :cloud:fosmation, much
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‘bomb ‘material -is:available at:lower:altitudes, but:severe turbulence forms an:insute
mountable obstacle ‘to the use:of:manned:aircsaft,:at:loter ‘states, :when turbulence:has
‘subsided, ‘continued development.of:the:tosus ‘ring structure ofthe cloud:has ‘forced.
‘the bulk of the:bomb:matesial :iato:the-stratosphere. - ~
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With Respect :to Evidence. From High -Yield-Detouations:
1. ‘Both MIKE .ond:KING produced‘clouds :which- closely: followed the torus ring model,
Both demonstrated marked streamline:and. condensation effects.
(Pages 17. .19.and 20)
2. The: detonation .of MIKE .dnd:KING cre,Pe
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issue. The.bomb, .by.establishing:.o.definite:vestical and.horizontal circulation, .
triggers” the atmosphere. .ond:the energy :liberated through .the:condensation process
.dwarfs :that .osiginally:released :by:the:bomb :itself.