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Project 5.7 - Thermal Flux and Albedo Messuresenta from A‘rereft Capt R. L. Dresser
QBSECTIVE
The objective of +*ie abot was to obtain thermal flux and albedo
information fram a nuclear detonation with airborne calorimeters, radiometers, and léam action picture cameras.
TESTRIMEITATION
Instrmentaticon vithin the purview of Project 5.7 which was installed
in the B-57 included 19 NRDOL calorimeters and 2 NRDL radiometers for
measuring the direct and surface reflected thermal radiation. These instruments possessed various fields of view and vere suitably filtered to
obtain qualitative spectral distribution information.
Six GSAP N-9 cazeras
were utilised to obtain photograpbic coverage of the fireball, the earth's
surface, and of clouds beneat! the aireraft.
‘Two of the caseras oriented
toward ground sero vere equipped with spectroscopic attachzente to obtain
continuous spectre in the visible region.
Of the other two tail position
cameras, one camera hed a blue filter and the other had a red filter for the
porpose of obtaining pictures at both extremes of the visible region of the
spectrums.
The remaining two cameras were oriented vertically for the
purpose of obtaining photographic coverage of the eartt's surface and of
clouds beneath the siroraft.
Instrumentation installed in the B-60 consisted of the besic 21 thernal
instruments, and 12 cameras.
Tvo cameras equipped with spectroscopic attachments vere operated in
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