TABLE 46
Altitude
(MSL)
feet
Surface
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5 ,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
15,000
BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDTACK I —
Dir
H-hour
degrees
090
110
100
110
110
110
110
100
100
110
120
120
080
(080)
opeed
mph
je
22
23
28
2k
18
14
17
O7
14
14
16
15
(13)
Dir
H+3 hours
degrees
100
090
090
090
100
110
110
110
100
100
110
110
090
(070)
cpeed
mph
17
21
22
2k
23
22
18
18
18
17
16
16
13
(13)
SYCAMORE
H+9 hours
Dir
degrees
Speed
O70
080
080
080
090
080
090
100
100
090
110
130
100
(090)
maph
el
22
ek
25
23
18
15
15
15
20
14
16
IT
(15)
16,000
18 , 000
20,000
23,000
25,000
30,000
33,000
34,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
53,000
55,000
97 ,000
60,000
65 ,000
66,000
70,0008
75,000
090
120
130
160
140
010
270
--(260).
220
230
280
--(150)
100
120
080
--100
090
12
13
18
10
23
og
06
-(12)
26
24
18
-(30)
35
26
16
-2h
38
050
100
140
130
100
oho
----280
230
(255)
280
080
(080)
--120
--060
090
“--
12
09
12
17
14
13
--1T
23
(17)
12
06
(10)
-22
-30
31
--
080
120
100
090
010
060
--120
(140)
230
300
270
--060
--100
-~
--090
---
14
O7
02
08
16
13
-10
(13)
23
25
08
-16
-20
--29
--
85,000
90 ,Q00
91,000
9h , 000
--ooo
cet
---
-----
--090
090
wee
-59
59
--
090
080
--080
kl
75
-68
80,000
81,000
100
100
55
58
100
---
53
--
090
o--
NOTES:
Y.
Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.
2
Wind data was tuken on board ship located within 30 nautical
miles of the Tower on Nan Island, Bikini Atoll.
3.
Tropopause height was 55,000 ft MSL.
4,
53
--
The surface air pregsure was 14.62 psi, the temperature 28.6°C,
the dew point 74°F and the relative humidity 734%.
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