TARLE 17

Altitude

ENIWFTOK WIND DATA FOR OPERATION CASTLE =

H-hour

(M3L)
fect

Dir
derrecs

Surface
1,000
2,000
3,000
4 ,O0C
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
18, 000
20, 000
25 ,000
30, 000
35,000
40,000

090
090
100
110
110
(110)
110
100
100
110
110
120
110
(120)
130
140
130
190
230
210
210
280
290
---

h5 ,000

50,000
55,000
60,000
NOTES
1.

2.

3.
4.

230

Ht3 hours

Speed
mph

NECTAR

Htg hours

Dir
degrees

Speed
mph

Dir
degrees

speed
mph

22
eu
20
22
22
(18)
16
4
12
13
16
20
21
(17)
14
14
og
O7
19
10
29

O70
--119
--110
(100)
100
--120
--130
140
120
(120)
120
200
150
210
200
210
210

23
-ok
-20
(16)
14
-13
-16
12
16
(18)
18
08
21
06
14
29
21

090
~-~
100
wee
140
(150)
160
--160
--~
170
190
200
(200)
200
190
190
Calm
Calm
180
180

23
-20
-16
(16)
17
-L
-16
20
21
(18)
17
17
15
Calm
Calin
16
LO

40
yy
“-

280
310
---

27
30
--

Calm
230
20

Calm
14
18

37

eho

eh

Calm

Calm

Numbers in parentheses are estimated values.

Wind data was obtained by the weather station on
Eniwetok Island.

Tropopause height was 56,000 ft MSL.
At H-hour the sea level pressure was 1006.) mb, the temperature

80°F, the dew point 75°F and the relative humidity 85%.

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