TABLE 42
Altitude
BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDIACK I-
H-hour
(MSL)
feet
Dir
degrees
Surface
090
1,000
2,000
3,000
Cpeed
mph
16
H+e2 hours
Dir
degrees
080
090
090
090
16
15
18
OTO
O70
080
5,000
6,000
090
109
16
17
120
110
8,000
9,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
070
090
100
080
120
18
18
17
10
10
4,000
7,000
090
090
18
18
090
100
080
090
100
130
150
cpeed
mph
16
18
16
18
15
W452 hours
Dir
degrees
1b
090
09
110
1h
O70
080
080
090
110
20
23
20
16
12
080
090
110
120
140
15 ,000
(110)
(12)
(140)
(12)
(130)
18,000
220
12
3ho
10
O70
06
2h
-21
200
310
-----
15
14
---
27¢
259
220
---
16,000
110
12
20,000
23,000
2h0
210
08
09
35,000
40,000
45 ,000
50,000
55 ,000
57,000
69,000
64,000
65 ,000
70,000
--200
250
320
woe
080
200
--090
110
75,000
80,000
82,000
85 ,000
25,000
30,000
33,000
3h 090
72,000
83 ,000
NOTES:
120
10
280
190
08
OT
-35
23
10
-O7
06
-09
12
260
200
--310
080
--160
--120
110
080
090
---
25
36
--
090
52
230
310
--300
---
---
--
--
cpeed
mph
080
14
17
20
NUIMEG
120
14
15
14
12
09
14
14h
14
ub
1h
(09)
06
Q7
310
320
05
O7
16
2k,
-07
OT
-06
-08
08
--2ho
290
200
oho
--250
080
--080
-+
14
14
02
02
-07
OT
-08
--090
090
-35
38
--090
---
-37
~-
---
--
--+
---
--
--
050
090
---
12
og
16
--
08
22
--
1.
2.
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Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.
Wind data was taken on board ship located within 30
nautical miles of the Tower at Nan Island, Bikini Atoll.
4.
The surface air pressure was 14.68 psi, the temperature 27.4°C,
the dew point 72.5°F, and the relative humidity 764%.
3.
Tropopause height was 54,000 ft MSL.
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