Test Parameters for Selected Atmospheric Tests

Name

Location

Type of Test

Date

Yield

Height of Burst (ft)

Cloud Top (kft)

Height of Tropopause (kft)

X-Ray

Eniwetak

Tower

14-Apr-48

37 kt

200

56

56

Baker

Nevada

Air drop

28-Jan-51

8 kt

1080

35

32

Easy

Nevada

Air drop

2-Jan-51

1 kt

1080

12

35

Annie

Nevada

Tower

17-Mar-53

16 kt

300

41

36

Dixie

Nevada

Air drop

6-Apr-53

11 kt

6020

43

36

Simon

Nevada

Tower

25-Apr-53

43 kt

300

45

38

Harry

Nevada

Tower

19-May-53

32 kt

300

43

42

Bravo

Bikini

Surface

28-Feb-54

15 Mt

Surface

114

55

Hornet

Nevada

Tower

12-Mar-55

4 kt

300

35

38

Apple-2

Nevada

Tower

5-May-55

29 kt

500

43

41

Lassen

Nevada

Balloon

6 May 57

0.5 ton

500

7

43

Hood

Nevada

Balloon

5-Jul-57

74 kt

1500

48

53

John

Nevada

Rocket

19-Jul-57

~2 kt

20,000

44

48

Smoky

Nevada

Tower

31-Aug-57

44 kt

700

38

35

Yucca

Near Eniwetak

Balloon

28-Apr-58

1.7 kt

86,000

 

53

Teak

Johnston Island

Rocket

1-Aug-58

Megaton Range

252,000

 

 

Orange

Johnston Island

Rocket

12-Aug-58

Megaton Range

141,000

 

 

Argus I

South Atlantic

Rocket

27-Aug-58

1-2 kt

~300 miles

 

 

Name

Location

Type of Test

Date

Yield

Height of Burst (ft)

Cloud Top (kft)

Height of Tropopause (kft)