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Exploring The Atmosphere
Radar & Other Electronic Methods
Exploring the Atmosphere
A comparison of fixed echoes at the MEW site and precipitation echoes detectedto a range of 150 miles.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r.
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Operational layout of an SCR-615B fixed radar unit.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirIn: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.
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Operator's console of SCR-615B fixed radar unit.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r.
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Mobile radar set AN/TPL-1 which was designed for searchlight control. Althoughonly having a range of 60,000 yards, it could still give warning of approachingstorms and also be used to track upper wind observation instrument packages.In: AAF Manual
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Radome and shelter for SCR-717B radar unit on top of weather station. The windvane, anenometer, and theodolite mount can also be seen in this photograph.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945.
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Control and indicators of SCR-717B radar unit as installed at a weather station.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r.
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Approach of a cold front as observed on an X-Band radar set at Boston in July,1943. This is perhaps the oldest preserved image of meteorological phenomena asobserved by radar.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army Ai
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A time series of the passage of a typhoon relative to a United States navalvessel in late 1944.In: AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection, by Headquarters, Army AirForces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r.
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Launching a radiosonde. The man sitting down is tracking the dircection of theballoon with an SCR-658 radio direction finder. In: Flora, Snowden D., 1956.Hailstorms of the United States. P. 10.
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Scale model of new radiotheodolites meant to replace the SCR-658 bed-springtype for tracking balloon carried radiosondes.
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Christmas issue of Weather Bureau Topics with Santa Claus streaking across a weather radar. Cover of Weather Bureau Topics, Vol. 17, No. 12, December1958.
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Christmas issue of Weather Bureau Topics with Santa Claus streaking across a weather radar. Cover of Weather Bureau Topics, Vol. 17, No. 12, December1958.
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Hurricane Helene as observed by the Weather Bureau radar at Cape Hatteras.At the time of observation the storm was southwest of Cape Hatteras in thevicinity of Cape Fear.
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Antenna for new WSR-57 weather radars, the first of which was to be installedin Miami. In: Weather Bureau Topics, February 1958, p. 27.
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Weather Bureau electronics specialist Thomas D. Whitely working with a newWSR-57 weather radar antenna.
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Weather Bureau electronics specialist Thomas D. Whitely working with a newWSR-57 weather radar antenna.
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Radar image showing bow echo as squall line approaches Grand Rapids.
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A weak squall line bisecting Georgia from east to west.
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A stormy night in Indiana, Kentucky,and Tennessee.
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A strong squall line with associated gust front (blue reflection) south ofstrong red and yellow reflections) in northwest Kansas.
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