Annotated Bibliography: Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska

An annotated bibliography of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System. The DEW Line was an integrated chain of early warning radar and communication stations constructed between 1953 and 1957 from northwestern Alaska across northern Canada. The DEW System remained in use throughout the mid to late 198...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Center For Environmental Management Of Military Lands CEMML, Colorado State University
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 611th Air Support Group, United States Air Force 2008
Subjects:
NWS
DEW
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8459060
https://core.tdar.org/document/459060/annotated-bibliography-distant-early-warning-dew-system-alaska
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Summary:An annotated bibliography of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System. The DEW Line was an integrated chain of early warning radar and communication stations constructed between 1953 and 1957 from northwestern Alaska across northern Canada. The DEW System remained in use throughout the mid to late 1980s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was replaced with the North Warning System (NWS).