Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker
Baker, Dave, p. 60 Bergstrum, Jim, pp. 59-60 Bowers, Dick, pp. 51-53, 58-59 Condit, Father (priest), p. 70 Dufek, Admiral George, pp. 53, 55-56, 69, 72-73 Glendyer, Jay, pp. 3, 42-43 Goodale, Edward L., pp. 3, 42-43, 62 Haglan, Mel, pp. 7-8 Harrison, Richard, p. 6 Jones, Elmo, pp. 57-58 Molton, Ken,...
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ftohiostateu:oai:kb.osu.edu:1811/32171 2023-05-15T13:34:09+02:00 Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker Wessbecher, Howard O. Shoemaker, Brian 2008-06-03T20:22:31Z Audio Duration (Part 1): 01:33:11 Audio Duration (Part 2): 00:24:15 application/pdf audio/x-mpeg http://hdl.handle.net/1811/32171 en_US eng Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program 2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Polar Oral History Program Record Group Number:56.60 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/32171 Restrictions: This item is not restricted. Arctic exploration -- Interviews Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Antarctica -- History -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Arctic regions -- History -- Interviews Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Wessbecher Howard O. -- Interviews International Geophysical Year (IGY) (1957-1958) Transcript Recording, oral 2008 ftohiostateu 2023-01-30T18:45:05Z Baker, Dave, p. 60 Bergstrum, Jim, pp. 59-60 Bowers, Dick, pp. 51-53, 58-59 Condit, Father (priest), p. 70 Dufek, Admiral George, pp. 53, 55-56, 69, 72-73 Glendyer, Jay, pp. 3, 42-43 Goodale, Edward L., pp. 3, 42-43, 62 Haglan, Mel, pp. 7-8 Harrison, Richard, p. 6 Jones, Elmo, pp. 57-58 Molton, Ken, pp. 3, 42-46 Nash, Jack, p. 49 Siple, Paul, pp. 50, 72 Wilkins, Sir Hubert, pp. 43-44 Woods, Ernest, p. 43 The media can be accessed at the links below. Audio Part 1: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Howard_Wessbecher_1.mp3 Audio Part 2: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Howard_Wessbecher_2.mp3 Howard Wessbecher served at the Alert and Resolute sites in the Arctic region, as well as McMurdo in Antarctica. He wintered over in all three places. Earlier in his career, he served in WWII, completed a degree in forestry, and accepted a position with the Weather Bureau. His first major assignment (April 1952 until March 1953) was as storekeeper in Resolute Bay, in remote northern Canada. The small base had only 12 persons, six Americans and six Canadians. Four smaller satellite stations, with eight people each, were in outlaying regions. Resolute was re-supplied twice a year by the Air Force, once in the spring and once in the fall. Wessbecher adjusted well to the isolation and harsh conditions. At Resolute, and the other stations as well, there was a radiosonde program that involved launching weather balloons twice a day into the upper atmosphere. The radiosonde was a small box with a radio transmitter, and a pressure gauge. Using radio signals it gave readings for humidity, temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction. At first the men made their own hydrogen gas for launching the balloons. Later the Weather Bureau supplied much safer helium gas. There was also a glaciological study program at Resolute which involved measuring the thickness of sea ice, and analyzing the depth, gradations, and composition of snow layers. Once a day, Wessbecher ventured out ... Audio Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Resolute Bay Sea ice Ohio State University (OSU): Knowledge Bank Arctic Bowers ENVELOPE(164.083,164.083,-85.000,-85.000) Byrd Canada Goodale ENVELOPE(-157.717,-157.717,-85.750,-85.750) Nash ENVELOPE(-62.350,-62.350,-74.233,-74.233) Resolute Bay ENVELOPE(-94.842,-94.842,74.677,74.677) Siple ENVELOPE(-83.917,-83.917,-75.917,-75.917) Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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Arctic exploration -- Interviews Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Antarctica -- History -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Arctic regions -- History -- Interviews Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Wessbecher Howard O. -- Interviews International Geophysical Year (IGY) (1957-1958) |
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Arctic exploration -- Interviews Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Antarctica -- History -- Interviews Weather forecasting -- Arctic regions -- History -- Interviews Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Interviews Wessbecher Howard O. -- Interviews International Geophysical Year (IGY) (1957-1958) Wessbecher, Howard O. Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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Baker, Dave, p. 60 Bergstrum, Jim, pp. 59-60 Bowers, Dick, pp. 51-53, 58-59 Condit, Father (priest), p. 70 Dufek, Admiral George, pp. 53, 55-56, 69, 72-73 Glendyer, Jay, pp. 3, 42-43 Goodale, Edward L., pp. 3, 42-43, 62 Haglan, Mel, pp. 7-8 Harrison, Richard, p. 6 Jones, Elmo, pp. 57-58 Molton, Ken, pp. 3, 42-46 Nash, Jack, p. 49 Siple, Paul, pp. 50, 72 Wilkins, Sir Hubert, pp. 43-44 Woods, Ernest, p. 43 The media can be accessed at the links below. Audio Part 1: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Howard_Wessbecher_1.mp3 Audio Part 2: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Howard_Wessbecher_2.mp3 Howard Wessbecher served at the Alert and Resolute sites in the Arctic region, as well as McMurdo in Antarctica. He wintered over in all three places. Earlier in his career, he served in WWII, completed a degree in forestry, and accepted a position with the Weather Bureau. His first major assignment (April 1952 until March 1953) was as storekeeper in Resolute Bay, in remote northern Canada. The small base had only 12 persons, six Americans and six Canadians. Four smaller satellite stations, with eight people each, were in outlaying regions. Resolute was re-supplied twice a year by the Air Force, once in the spring and once in the fall. Wessbecher adjusted well to the isolation and harsh conditions. At Resolute, and the other stations as well, there was a radiosonde program that involved launching weather balloons twice a day into the upper atmosphere. The radiosonde was a small box with a radio transmitter, and a pressure gauge. Using radio signals it gave readings for humidity, temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction. At first the men made their own hydrogen gas for launching the balloons. Later the Weather Bureau supplied much safer helium gas. There was also a glaciological study program at Resolute which involved measuring the thickness of sea ice, and analyzing the depth, gradations, and composition of snow layers. Once a day, Wessbecher ventured out ... |
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Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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Interview of Howard O. Wessbecher by Brian Shoemaker |
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interview of howard o. wessbecher by brian shoemaker |
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Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program |
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2008 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/32171 |
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Arctic Bowers Byrd Canada Goodale Nash Resolute Bay Siple Wilkins |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Resolute Bay Sea ice |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Resolute Bay Sea ice |
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2 audio tapes available in the OSU Archives Polar Oral History Program Record Group Number:56.60 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/32171 |
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