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Box 2

 Container

Contains 29 Results:

Clean Air Turbulence (CAT) research, 1972-1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: Folder 11
Scope and Contents

Internal NCAR correspondence concerning the organizational strategy geared toward implementing a clean air turbulence research program and seeking FAA financial support.

Dates: 1972-1973

Automated Mesonet Systems (AMS) Committee, 1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12
Scope and Contents

A preliminary planning document for an Automatic Mesometeorological System. This planning document is the first step toward the Portable Automated Mesonet (PAM) system.

Dates: 1973

RSF Project #012-71, Meteorological and Wind Finding Dropsonde development (1 of 3), 1971-1972

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13
Scope and Contents

Project file consisting of contract documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, status reports, and photographs of dropsondes as well as drop tests.

Dates: 1971-1972

RSF Project #012-71, Meteorological and Wind Finding Dropsonde development (2 of 3), 1972-1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14
Scope and Contents

Project file consisting of contract documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, status reports, and photographs of dropsondes as well as drop tests.

Dates: 1972-1973

RSF Project #012-71, Meteorological and Wind Finding Dropsonde development (3 of 3), 1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Identifier: Folder 15
Scope and Contents

Project file consisting of contract documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, status reports, and photographs of dropsondes as well as drop tests.

Dates: 1973

RSF proposal (Study of Ballooning), 1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
Scope and Contents

Proposal to form a group within NCAR to work in areas of the theory of scientific ballooning. Responses included.

Dates: 1973

RSF Project, New Airborne Research Instrumentation System (NARIS), 1974

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17
Scope and Contents

Rough draft of system specifications and a formal project summary.

Dates: 1974

General Correspondence (1 of 2), 1974

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18
Scope and Contents

General correspondence including the appointment of John Firor as Executive Director of NCAR, a formal response to NSF concerning the impact of the FY76 budget reductions of 2% and 5%, and a copy of the report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives providing Recommendations Related to Improved Understanding and Prediction of Weather and Climate.

Dates: 1974

General Correspondence (2 of 2), 1975

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
Identifier: Folder 19
Scope and Contents

General correspondence including the appointment of John Firor as Executive Director of NCAR, a formal response to NSF concerning the impact of the FY76 budget reductions of 2% and 5%, and a copy of the report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives providing Recommendations Related to Improved Understanding and Prediction of Weather and Climate.

Dates: 1975

Plans for the future of Facilities Laboratory (FAL), 1972-1973, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Identifier: Folder 20
Scope and Contents

Early correspondence between David Atlas and NSF regarding new concepts for the Facilities Laboratory. Also internal NCAR correspondence regarding a reorganization of the FAL. A proposed organization and operation of FAL report is included in which the Computing Facility would become a separate management entity and no longer be part of FAL.

Dates: 1972-1973, undated