Project 1.3 CLOUD SAMPLING ON MIKE SHOT Prelizinary Report by H. F. Plank Number of Samples Twelve semples were obtained by the F-&4G aircraft, including Sample Size Samples 5M and 6M of we White Flight and 9M, 10M, 11M, and 12M of Blue Flight were approximately one-third the size of the best four and were Satisfactory for the purpose These samples were from five to ten times (15M and 16M) which would be useful for ratio checks. 1.3 Sample Quality Sample quality is governed by the capability of penetreting the msin body of the cloud. In general, all semples exce,;t 11M, 12M, i5M, ena 16M, which were taken at radically different altitudes or ee mm a ae eel ob ee recornnzissance aircraft gave very Small samples The two vases limitations beyond the control of this project (see Par. 3.2). seabed ad smaller then they should have been vtecause of unforeseen operational “ae oy of ratio end detector studies. eamineinaat and were satisfactory for yield determination. ee + ree = sample from White Flight (7M), were each approximately the size predicted peasy ee te * ce mS BD eae bet a Samples obtained by Red Flight (1M, 2M, 3M), as well as one welded. Sdn Seatedne ialbastadDede t. y >| 1.2 shhe the two used for early reconnaissance. sige pe i.1 se tee sa emer en Sew . = Seeiy SaMPLsS Ne lL. att ean, RAENa SUEBRAS “a " Cloud a3 possible. Excluding the exceptione, the samples were taxen ei be. sons of the cloud, ere considered to be us repreeentative of the at altitudes between 42,000 end 44,000 Pt, which was in the region of the vuXcture between the upper tcadstool end its stem. E a ~ wan eS Copteaspg Because of