Thaler explained his plans for instrumentation.

shot in deep water, positioning would

be something as in the sketch, with

two strings, eight pressure-sensing
elements per string, enabling a

For the surface

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Instrumentation
For the 1¢goon measurements, they would participate in the shot
recammended by LiSL ids a good one, using a series of stations (probably

three, possibly four) which would contain probably six to eight pressure-

sensing elements peristation, and in addition employing ball crusher gauges

for peak pressure.

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The pressure-spriing elements would be mounted on tuna cans

(weight ~ 1 ton aplece),“d
gets back to ‘iashington. He added
experiment if they chose the
since the water there is so

Aronson stated that NOL

to this measurement to get more da
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f which will begin just as soon as Thaler
that he would be um-illing to do this
location (north of Bikini) for the shot,

twould mean woricing in 9 or 10 ft swells.
~considering adding 2 munber of channels

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Acoustic Pressure Signals in he - (ONR)
mt invoalyes no personnel nor instruThis is an off-site experiment;

mentation in the

Water “‘ave Studies - (ONR, NOL)

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Interest is in such measurements in bot} deep and shallow water
also for some measurements going up a beach.
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Everyone is agreed this should be very limites;“but.should be done.

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