Observations varied from site to site, but among the sites they included all tl
usual kinds of surface weather observations and also rawinsondes twice daily,
cloud photographs, and radarscope photographs.
During these two e-week period
observations were also made on trangs-lagoon runs aboard an M-boat (LCM) and on
ocean runs outside the reef in an aircraft rescue boat (ARP).
On lagoon and
ocean runs surface water temperatures were measured through making bucket haul
at frequent intervals.
During the remainder of the year, outside these two intensive-study peric
the observations were restricted to the usual comprehensive hourly observatior
at FRED and to daily,
other sites,
semi-monthliy,
and monthly rainfall observations at varic
Circumstances did not permit making regular rainfall observati<
“Except for the intensive-study perlods,
presented for FRED,
only the daily rainfall values
Sources of other data for FRED are given in Appendix III
throughout the entire year at all of the sites listed above.
It is hoped non
theless that the observations obtained will be found to be useful in suppleme
ing the observations for the two intensive-study periods.
Those who wish to use the primary data appearing in Appendix I or listec
Appendix II may find Appendix III helpful to them.
Appendix III lists sever:
major sources for additional meteorological data for Eniwetok.
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GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS>
Eniwetok is gituated in the Marshall Islands, a group of islands lying 1
of the Gilbert Islands and east of the Caroline Islands.
11.4°N,, 162.3°E.
It is located at
Most of the atolls which make up the Marshall Islands are
distributed along two chains which are nearly parallel and trend northwestwa
34 large part of the factual information contained in this section was
obtained from "Geology of Bikini and Nearby Atolls" by Emery, Tracy, Ladd et
USGS Prof. Paper No,
260-A,
Part I,
1954,
The reader is referred to this pv
cation for a more detailed presentation.
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Rae
Be
The easternmost is the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain;
the westernmost,
the Ralik (Su