deficienciesbe thoroughly conaidemd before ~
ftiure atdc
weapons
test be again conducted at Eniwetok.
b. The meteorologicalobservation stationa estab~ahed for the
Sadstone oper~ion were baaed on the experiences gained dting the
Crossroads operation. The Crossroads tests, altho~h planmd for
spring ti 19J4, wre f-
~ducted
duting the sunmwr months.
The pmbleam of stating requirenmts of a meteorologicalobaervlng
network am
not sl.mple,due to the pre6ent inadeqautteknowledge of
tropical weather.
The observationalweather statiom should be lad kaed to in6ure
a continuous reporting netwodc of upper air sounding to maxlmm
altitudes. Present shipboard aerobgicd
tb
units are handic+ped by
lack of proper radar equipent for making upper air ●oundinga to
high dtitUd8S ties6 R@Or
Capitti 6hiP8 are 61U@Oy8d. lb Use Of
large 6hip6 obtiously can not be justified solely for imteorological
purpo6ell
. Therefore
it ie
must be made on available
The wedhr
6tatiOM
apparent that th
meteorologicalinstallation
isltis.
whhh
6hould be ooneidered
fOr fUt~e
operations in the Eniwetok area ares Eniwetok, Wake, Kwa@leint
Tarawa, Naru, Kuaaie, Truk, Marcus, Houlad, P@qyra$
a base
in
the
E1l.iceIdaxi6$ a baae in New GuAnea, a ship (Rid Dog) located 12
N. and 178 E.
Thi6 ~tWOZk of 6tatiolm would be suitable for meteorological
6ervices during aqy season of the ~ar, amt the data collected would
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