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Charlie cloud,
These two setéwee very well in all cases except
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On the graph, the average of the two fa indicated by the sircled
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‘wot, with the outriggers showing the values themselves.
Dpaxation ‘Three surfece vessels andi three sircratt were
iwengaged in making Cloud rise and height measurements of Mile cloud. Of these
cose? failed to make any height measurements until H + 9}
OF nine, and one aixpienemade
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the etratosphere (above 50000 ft on Mike day) the second average was taken of
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m@pariiey measurements.
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Tete es measurement, at approxinttely H € 40 set, before HT 5 ming It is not
sibel
that timing was very eccurate on this measurement so it wes discarded.
“The other measurements shored the sloud to have opurcached maximum sititude at 3 minutes so in addition to the 3 minute average an eversye was obtained using
Since there is reasan to believe the rato to decrease in ~:
egbservations below thet height.
son the graphs
(1)
The two averages are shown as horizontal lines
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three ainute belghts:
U.5.5 Anmtiss
100, 500
ft.
U.5.S.flendova
117,000
ft.
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Aircraft Ros 2
ahverage
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111,000 ft,
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314,000 ft. in 3 min.
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(2) -Extrapelation of troposphere rates:
UeSeSo Curtiss
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~wi6,600 ft. at 1 ain. £99,000wt/2
UsSeSe Bendova
~o @erly measurements
Mireraft No. 1
56,200 fte at 1¢ min. :216,800 $t/3
awhircrafit Moe 2
> early peasurements
~Average
“28,100 tt/'3
“Three surface vessels and two alrersft made peammenents of the King @loud,
“and el] date are on hand except that frat ene curfece vessel. ihe three minste
‘gheights are as follows:
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UsSeSe Rencovs
L
BB, 300
&6, 100
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vAdreraft Noe 2...
74
x
:
9200
03,000 (Doubtful)
Average
356,400
‘4The average is plotted on the graph.
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~Considerable improvement in this reletionship might well result from pore
repecurate determination of the rete of rise and in particular of the meximm rate, °
send trom development of a correction factor for variations in the esbient air 4
‘lapee rate of temperature.
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