ORIGIN AND EARLY UTILIZATION OF AIRCRAFT-SUPPORTED DRIFTING STATIONS.

The paper outlines the pioneering efforts to utilize aircraft and drifting stations for research in the Arctic Basin, from 1879 to the beginning of the International Geophysical Year in 1957. (Author) Presented at the Symposium on Artic Drifting Stations, Arlie Conference Center, Virginia, Apr 12-15...

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Main Author: FLETCHER, J. O.
Other Authors: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Test Facilities
Equipment and Methods
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*WEATHER STATIONS
RESEARCH AIRCRAFT
ICE ISLANDS
LABORATORIES
LOGISTICS
STATE OF THE ART
REPORTS
SYMPOSIA
Arctic
Arctic Basin
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0635210
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0635210
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Summary:The paper outlines the pioneering efforts to utilize aircraft and drifting stations for research in the Arctic Basin, from 1879 to the beginning of the International Geophysical Year in 1957. (Author) Presented at the Symposium on Artic Drifting Stations, Arlie Conference Center, Virginia, Apr 12-15, 1966.

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