TABLE 13°

BIKINL WIND DATA FOR OPERATION CASTLE-

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
16,000
18 , 000

Dir

H-hour

degrees

Speed
mph

Dir

H+3 hours

degrees

Speed
mph

ROMEO

Dir

H+9 hours

degrees

Speed
mph

oo
060
O70
060
060
060
080
160
170
--180
150
100
(100)
090
100

12
15
16
15
13
08
06
OT
09
~09
12
12
(15)
17
20

O70
O70
O70
O70
090
120
100
160
10
120
180
140
100
(100)
090
100

12
17
17
14
10
12
13
14
C6
06
06
12
13
(17)
22
22

O70
060
O70
090
110
120
(140)
150
17O
190
200
150
110
(100)
(090)
100

20
el
18
21
21
17
(15)
15
12
09
06
08
17
(18)
(20)
30

25 ,000
30,000
35,000

170
220
180

16
09
21

180
130
180

O7
05
20

200
170
220

02
32
15

45,000
50,000
55,000
56,000
60,000

300
14.0
270
~-~
270

06
17
17
~15

250
150
200
160
---

10
10
12
O7
--

200
150
170
--eho

17
20
05
-15

65 ,Q00
67 ,OCO

320
080

12
25

“==
~-o

--~

--ms

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20,000

40,000

62,000

NOTES:
1.
2.
3.

4,

100

200

---

23

Wa

--

120

190

---

29

15

--

(080)

290

260

(17)

08

12

Numbers in parentheses are estirated values.
Wind datu was obtained on board the U. S&S. S. Curtiss.
Tropopause height was 55,000 ft MSL.

At H-hour the sea level pressure was 1012.4 mb, the temperature

80°F, the dew point 72°F and the relative humidity 77%.

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