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has been occupied most cf the tins i!ih pressing programmatic problers, with
little opportunity for the stimuli: .{
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The situetion has improved
sonewhat over 1951 in this respec.., -.wever, and it is hoped that it can be
improved further by the addition . ts: ctver member during the coming year.
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it became evident during Operatior Ivy that a two-man Pleld Test Section is
act large enough vu cover all the pr .hlens that may arise at one time.
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2] S&4n the Division, und no effort will he mace to augment the Section unless
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St ah the Meteorolosy Section, the high quality of the support, in personnel
| /aesignnents from the Air Weather Service, has continued to be apparent.
hisAB one example, notuble contributions were made by the officer in cherge
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or particular interest to the Group Office has been an effort to improve
the criteria for airways closure prior to detoriations at Kevada Proving
Ground. Although sone improverents have been made, lack of data on eddy
diffusion remains the chief obstacle. The problem of the speretral distribution dn an atomic cloud continues to be of interest, and although little
progress has been nede here, a possible source of information has been found.
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