SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH
A compilation and discussion of all available information on the Soviet development of drifting automatic weather stations and radio beacons and their deployment in the Arctic Basin. Although no detailed instrumentation data have appeared in the open literature, general information on the design and...
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ftdtic:AD0669802 2023-05-15T14:29:12+02:00 SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH Olenicoff,S. M. RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF 1968-05 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0669802 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0669802 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0669802 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Meteorology *ARCTIC REGIONS *ICE ISLANDS WEATHER STATIONS AUTOMATIC RADIO BEACONS INSTRUMENTATION RELIABILITY MOBILITY ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RADIO SIGNALS MATHEMATICAL MODELS MARINE METEOROLOGY USSR Text 1968 ftdtic 2016-02-21T13:02:45Z A compilation and discussion of all available information on the Soviet development of drifting automatic weather stations and radio beacons and their deployment in the Arctic Basin. Although no detailed instrumentation data have appeared in the open literature, general information on the design and history of the Alekseyev beacons and DARMS has appeared in Russian scientific publications. The DARMS weighs only 450 lbs and covers 40 sq ft. It is tuned to a fixed frequency and can be activated and interrogated by ship, shore, or aircraft. Its 40-w transmitter has a wavelength of 430 to 630 m and a range of 800 to 1500 km. The automatic stations can be deployed on the drifting ice by aircraft or ice-breaker; installation requires less than an hour. From 1953 through 1965, 133 beacons and 141 DARMS were deployed. (Author) Text Arctic Basin Arctic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Breaker ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874) Alekseyev ENVELOPE(50.550,50.550,-67.450,-67.450) |
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Meteorology *ARCTIC REGIONS *ICE ISLANDS WEATHER STATIONS AUTOMATIC RADIO BEACONS INSTRUMENTATION RELIABILITY MOBILITY ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RADIO SIGNALS MATHEMATICAL MODELS MARINE METEOROLOGY USSR |
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Meteorology *ARCTIC REGIONS *ICE ISLANDS WEATHER STATIONS AUTOMATIC RADIO BEACONS INSTRUMENTATION RELIABILITY MOBILITY ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RADIO SIGNALS MATHEMATICAL MODELS MARINE METEOROLOGY USSR Olenicoff,S. M. SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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Meteorology *ARCTIC REGIONS *ICE ISLANDS WEATHER STATIONS AUTOMATIC RADIO BEACONS INSTRUMENTATION RELIABILITY MOBILITY ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RADIO SIGNALS MATHEMATICAL MODELS MARINE METEOROLOGY USSR |
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A compilation and discussion of all available information on the Soviet development of drifting automatic weather stations and radio beacons and their deployment in the Arctic Basin. Although no detailed instrumentation data have appeared in the open literature, general information on the design and history of the Alekseyev beacons and DARMS has appeared in Russian scientific publications. The DARMS weighs only 450 lbs and covers 40 sq ft. It is tuned to a fixed frequency and can be activated and interrogated by ship, shore, or aircraft. Its 40-w transmitter has a wavelength of 430 to 630 m and a range of 800 to 1500 km. The automatic stations can be deployed on the drifting ice by aircraft or ice-breaker; installation requires less than an hour. From 1953 through 1965, 133 beacons and 141 DARMS were deployed. (Author) |
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SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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SOVIET DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFTING AUTOMATIC RADIOMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH |
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soviet development and use of drifting automatic radiometeorological stations for arctic research |
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1968 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0669802 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0669802 |
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ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874) ENVELOPE(50.550,50.550,-67.450,-67.450) |
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Arctic Breaker Alekseyev |
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Arctic Breaker Alekseyev |
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Arctic Basin Arctic |
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Arctic Basin Arctic |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0669802 |
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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