CINDE - Convection Initiation and Downburst Experiment - Highlights field experiment, 1987
Content Description
This collection consists of records created by the Research Applications Laboratory. This collection was processed with support from the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics.
Administrative records include various NCAR reports, committee meeting minutes, company retreat and workshop summaries, and review materials.
Aviation industry records include correspondence and reports relating to work with various organizations including ALPA (Airline Pilot Association), AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), and aircraft incident reports and investigations.
Field project records include reports, log books, graphs, data printouts, photographs and correspondence.
In addition, the collection contains conference and congressional hearing materials, grey literature, white papers, research materials, and general correspondence.
Materials also include computer discs, video tapes, and films.
Dates
- Creation: 1987
Conditions Governing Access
Not all of the material in this collection is in the public domain. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine copyright and obtain permission to use materials.
All records must be viewed in the Archives. The Archives does not have playback capability for some materials.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 28 Boxes : 25 record cartons, 2 letter-size archival boxes,1 archival film reel box
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
General
CINDE Convection Initiation and Downburst Experiment. The field campaign was named by Cindy Mueller. Dates: 22 June – 7 Aug 1987 near Denver, CO. Participants: NCAR, NOAA, FAA, MIT, LL, U of N. Dakota, U of Wyoming, U of CA at LA & CO State University. Initiation of storms along a stationary convergence line 07/24/87. Photos by Jeff Lew from Lookout Mountain 1200-1900 MDT. The film is dirty and scratched. No sound.
2:57 CP3 Radar Reflectivity 1200-1900 MDT.
3:35 PAM winds & rainfall 1200-1900 MDT.
4:14 Downbursts U of North Dakota citation aircraft 07/09/87.
5:33 Downburst from virga at Byers photographic site 07/09/87.
6:20 tornado development along a convergence line 07/02/87.
7:22 Steve Krueger NOAA D radar site. Slow motion tornado.
7:47 Robert Shaw & Kendall Crager NOAA video tornado.
8:20 radar reflectivity.
8:30 Doppler velocity.
Film digitized in 2017 and saved at smb:// qnap-28/qnap-28/video/cinde_highlights_field_experiment_video_1987.mp4
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository