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. ~ 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. 216