The Inconstant Air, 1960

3 copies. ; Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts a historical beginning and man's awe of the wonders of the elements. Brief history of scientists and instruments. Balloon movement and electronic equipment. Prof. Brandes and his contribution to scientific techniques. Int'l cooperation of weather data. Sun's energy, radiation and atmosphere. Chemicals in air. UV and IR radiation. Relection, absorption. Water vapor. Greenhouse effect. Light energy, ocean, gas, winds. How clouds are formed. Animations, simulations, models. Chemical analysis of rainwater. Movement of air. What makes the wind? Sun's energy distributes unequally across the earth. Energy transfer. Earth rotation. Coreolis effect. Wind directionality. Weather variability. Cold air masses. Warm air masses. Create front. Mapping centers, weather stations. Isobars. Forecasting techniques by computer. Interpretation. Unpredictable developments. Tornados defy prediction. Weather map sequences. large scale wind systems. Land contours and topography affect wind, clouds, air. Western US. analyzed. Antartica visited. 100 degrees below zero not unusual. Patterns over prehistoric time. Scientists' interpretations. Pollution factor considered and analyzed. Temps rise and fall. Cycle? Time lapse photography of clouds is demonstrated. Aerial tools in aircraft. Even through hurricanes. Cloud modification by powdered dry ice. Instruments launched by balloons. 30 miles above earth. Cameras on rockets. Satellites from space give great data. Reveal large weather systems. Web Link http://lasp.colorado.edu/igy_nas/flash_videos/theInconstantAir.html ; Location - HAO ; Color ; Sound ; Date - 1960 ; Reel Size - 12" ; Approx. Film Length - 1100' ; Approx. Running Time - 28 min. ; Condition - Plays well, sound muddy but clear. Film broken at end in credits. ; Web Link ; [url=http://lasp.colorado.edu/igy_nas/flash_videos/theInconstantAir.html][u]http://lasp.colorado.edu/igy_nas/flash_videos/theInconstantAir.html[/u][/url] ; Opening Credits - McGraw-Hill Films, National Academy of Sciences. ; Ending Credits - Produced for The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. Under the direction of Hugh Odishaw and Stanley Ruttenberg. With assistance from The Advisory Committee on Education (IGY). W. W. Atwood, Jr., J. S. Coles, C. Croneis, L.M. Gould, J. W. Joyce, J. Kaplan, J. R. Mayer, A.R. Shapley, R. M. Whaley. Producer, Lothar Wolff, Associate Producer, Michael Roemer, Writers, Mark Isaacs, Stanley Ruttenberg. Special Consultant, Dr. Herman Newstein. Editor, Georges Klotz. Assistant Editor, Ed Packer. Narrator, William H. Terry. Animation, Philip Stapp. Photographed by Roy Brubaker, William O. Field, Robert Gaffney, Anthony Gulla, Jan Hahn, John Horton, John McFall, Robert Morgan, Willian S. Van Arx, Bernard Vonnegut, Verde Watson. Original Music Composed and Conducted by Daniel Pinkham with The Cambridge Festival Orchestra, Robert Brink, Concertmaster. Music Editor, E. Robert Velazco. Grateful Acknowledgement is made for the Assistance of Dr. David Fultz, Hydrodynamics Laboratory, University of Chicago, Dr. Marx Brook, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Major Currie S. Downey, Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Dr. Tetsuya Fujita, Department of Meteorology, University of Chicago, Dr. Robert R. Long, The Johns Hopkins University, Dr. David G. Murcray, Denver Research Institute, University of Denver, Karachi Airport Meteorological Station, New Delhi Observatory, Meteorological Research Institute, Mabashi, Japan, The Munitalp Foundation, Inc., Department of Defense, Phillippine Astronomical Observatory, Lahore Observatory, Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., National Park Service, U. S. Weather Bureau, NASA, National Education Association, National Science Foundation, National Science Teachers Association and Louis de Rochemont Associates, inc., produced in Association with WGBH Cambridge, Mass., With Grants from The Ford Foundation, Distributed by Text Films, A Department of The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.