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Survey Meter Readings at Rongelap Atoll
Feb. - Mar.

1958

Rongelap Island
Area

Values expressed in millireps per hour™
Shield:

3' above ground
closed

open

1'' above ground

closed

open

Southwest edge of village near
road

Under Morinda, over dead leaves

. 02

2

Jl

.6

Open area over sedge

. 03

.18

. 04

.2

Under coconut trees 6' from road

. 02

12

. 08

.6

Open area over grass

. 03

15

. 04

.2

Under Pandanus over dead leaves

. 03

. 16

. 08

6

Abovehightide line

. 03

/15

. 04

.4

At high tide line

.O1

.15

.015

. 08

Intertidal zone

.O1

.18

.O1

. 10

In coconut grove 25' south of road

05

35

.O7

.T

In coconut grove 100' south of
road

. 04

.35

. 08

.6

15' south of road over open area

. 03

.3

. 08

7

10' north of road over Scaevola

. 03

2

05

60' north of road over sand and
Wedalia vines

_03

.25

.08

Southwest edge of village, seaward
side

3.1 miles west of Magistrate's
house

West end of island about 0.1 miles
east of road end

* With a Beckman MX-5

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