| ! | | | | | ) ; | | ' 37 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 BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDTACK I — Dir H-= hour degrees OTO 070 080 080 ogo 090 110 130 130 150 170 120 110 speed Dir H+/; hours mph degrees 25 26 26 22 26 36 26 23 17 17 15 08 08 O70 25 060 28 (10) (210) (08) 03 eho 06 060 O70 080 090 100 100 110 110 130 150 190 220 (12) (170) 23,000 090 OS 200 20 280 25 ,000 30 , 000 130 280 14 OT OT 06 120 140 160 (32) (25) (450) (21) 08 09 360 --+ 05 -- 55 ,000 (270) (23) (200) 60 , 000 64,000 210 --- 05 -- 290 080 65 ,000 67 ,000 70,000 75,000 80,000 85 ,000 88 ,000, NOTES: 1. 2. 3. 4, --- (120) 360 oho 080 120 110 --- -- (12) 06 20 26 26 LO -- 17 220 (250) 280 --- ho (39) 39 -- 180 12 (190) --090 (090) og0 — --- (13) -17 (22) 26 --- 250 06 02 O1 (235) (250) 56,000 180 190 280 26 29 2g 25 22 23 31 2g 18 13 13 10 (28) (34) 48 56 us 26 O7 06 03 060 O70 080 090 110 110 110 120 130 150 200 250 06 (255) 230 2ko 260 280 26 26 26 29 30 29 2k 18 18 16 O7 14 mph 220 35,000 4O ,000 45,000 50,000 54,000 Speed _ degrees (090) O70 O60 050 412, hours Dir mpn 15 ,000 16,000 18 ,000 20,000 peed FIR 270 200 220 260 --250 (110) --090 (090) 090 --100 10 17 48 55 33 -18 (12) -13 (16) 20 -53 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. Tropopause height was 54,000 ft MSL. The surface air pressure was 14.64 psi, the temperature 26.7°C, the dew point 73.0°F, and the relative humidity 80%. 195 ory TABLE