TABLE 53

Altitude

BIKINI WIND DATA FOR OPERATION HARDIACK I —

He; hour

(MSL)
feet

Dir
degrees

Speed
mph

Surface

O70

23

1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10 ,000
12,000
14,000

070
O70
O70
O70
080
100
100
110
110
110
110
110

23
25
23
20
18
21
22
22
23
23
21
20

H+95 hours

REDWOOD

H+1e5 hours

Dir
degrees

Speed
mph

Dir
degrees

Speed
mph

080

23

090

25

090
080
090
090
100
100
110
120
110
120
110
120

29
29
28
26
23
22
22
20
18
20
20
21

090
100
100
100
110
110
110
110
110
110
120
100

33
29
2k
12
17
16
23
25
28
2k
25
ou

15 ,000

(110)

(18)

(110)

(21)

(100)

(25)

23 ,000

080

12

100

22

130

20

16,000
18 ,000
20,000

25 ,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000
60 , 000
65 ,000
70,000
72,000
NOTES:
l.
e.

3.

4.

100
090
100

140
O70
180
170
210
230
310
130
-------

18
16
18

12
06
08
16
26
eu
O7
08
----

110
120
110

100
--------------wo--woe

al
25
21

28
----~
“+
------

100
120
110:

140
120
140
190
220
OO
140
080
090
100
110

26
29
23

23
23
OT
O7
09
16
18
28
41
54
46

Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.
Wind data was taken on board ship within 30 nautical miles

of the tower at Nan Island, Bikini Atoll.
Tropopause height was 52,000 ft MSL.

The surface air pressure was 14.65 psi, the temperature 27.3°C,
the dew point 78.5°F, and the relative humidity 924%.

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