Box 1
Contains 54 Results:
Japanese Participation, 1972-1976
Correspondence soliciting possible Japanese support and active participation in the development of the carrier balloon concept as well as correspondence covering the two year visit of a staff member from the Japanese Meteorological Research Institute to participate in early CB design efforts.
OMEGA Navigation System- Stations, 1973
Correspondence with the U.S. Navy Electronics System Command concerning the operation of the North Dakota and Trinidad Omega Stations during carrier balloon tests.
Early Mother GHOST (Carrier Balloon), 1969-1971
An argument is presented for an early Mother GHOST demonstration followed by arrangements for a test flight from the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, and subsequent tests from Christchurch, New Zealand. A memo describing the thermal design for dropsondes.
1975-1976, Plans for Carrier Balloon/FGGE
Included in this file are several draft documents: Meeting on the Development of an Observational Strategy for Equatorial tropics during the FGGE; Carrier Balloon for FGGE MOU- between NSF, NCAR, NASA, and NOAA; Budgets; Staffing requirements.