Box 33

Scope and Contents Film Specifications - 16mm film Description - From container, 16568, Donated by Walter Orr Roberts. Film begins with 2 astronomers arriving in observatory and configuring large telescope through opening to space. Credits roll, then shows French countryside outside Provence, France. Time-lapse footage of clouds, detailed explanation of the telescope as it follows the night sky. Footage of stars and specific constellations under great magnification. Star movement over thousands of years is...

Scope and Contents Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts ice, hail, snow, water droplets, cloud seeding, cloud moisture analysis, ice particles, threshold temperatures, and scientists' analysis of crystalline shapes, chemical bonds, includes simulations, illustarations and lab experiments. Shows time-lapse photography of crystal formations. Scientists transported via SnowCat up to Elk Mountain. Aerial data gathered. Hail in Northeast Colorado discussed and analyzed. ; Location - Elk...

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3 copies ; Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts molecular and chemical analysis of crystalline structure, water droplets, time-lapse footage of crystal formation ; Location - Not Applicable ; Color ; Sound; Date - unknown ; Reel Size - 10.5"; Condition - On one film, No leader, intro cut off, muddy sound, plays poorly in spots, dirty, lines; Opening Credits - NCAR Presents

Scope and Contents Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts Hurricane Gladys and time-lapse satellite images from day and night without discontinuity. Temperature color variations. Enhanced Infrared imagery. Convection pattern. Very detailed. Hurricane Ilsa. same analysis. Time-lapse Fog and Stratus over land on eastern seaboard. Air pollution, not very easily detected. Northeast US. Great Lakes. Forest Fires in California east of LA. Santa Ana Wind blowing smoke out to sea. Gust Front...

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Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts hail storms, runoff, end result, stripped vegetation, time-lapse cloud movement of approaching storm. ; Location - Unknown ; Color ; Silent ; Reel Size - 7" ; Approx. Film Length - 225' ; Approx. Running Time - 7 min 15 sec. ; Condition - Plays well ; Opening Credits - None ; Ending Credits - None.

Scope and Contents 2 copies. ; Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts islanders working on boats and land, discusses weather impact and survival regarding monsoons. Shows scientists researching and discussing the science of the monsoon. Land, sea, and sun relationships. Satellite data over time. Agricultural considerations. Shows simulations of the global activity of the monsoon. Maps and classroom activity. Kuala Lumpur, Malasia, Borneo, Aircraft and aerial footage. Seasonal...

Scope and Contents Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Dr. Roberts narrates solar prominences, with one the largest witnessed at the time, magnetic fields, time-lapse layers of smog and contrails, and cloud movement over Boulder filmed from Mesa Lab. Simulations and graphical maps show satellite images, close-up of the Amazon River Basin, hurricane pinwheel images, both clockwise and counterclockwise, mathematical models, and he discusses complicated temperature equations and calculations of motion...

Scope and Contents 5 copies. (2 copies, in can, no reel) ; Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - Film depicts turbulent wave clouds, lenticular clouds, laminar clouds, laminar long wavelength clouds, time-lapse, as filmed at Mesa Lab, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado. Directionality and frame rate indicated. ; Location - Mesa Lab, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado ; Color ; Silent ; Date - 1988 ; Reel Size - 9" ; Approx. Film Length - 425' ; Approx. Running Time - 12 min. ; Condition - Some tape residue, plays...

Scope and Contents Film Specifications - 16mm film ; Description - From Container, Producer - Office of Naval Research. Film depicts large-scale ballon-born telescope and launch, to measure infrared data of Mars. Shows and analyzes images captured. Magnetic fields and sunspots. Analysis of Mars, and questions from scientists. 2 Ballons, small and large, mylar plastic, to launch many tons of gear. Wind velosity testing instruments. Transport by trailers, pulled by tractors. Examines telescope in extreme...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of audio tape and motion picture film from the Outreach Office, under the NCAR Director. Approximately 80% of these materials are motion picture films, and are in many different formats. There is an assortment of color and black and white, sound and silent. Some films have many duplicates and versions, while others have little to no inscriptions to identify their content. The remaining 20% of the collection are audio tapes and microfilm, and are also in various different...