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ENCLOSURE "a"
METEOROLOGY
1. PROBLEM.
The meteorological section will be required to
provide two important operational gyerviccs.
First, accurate
winds oloft information to heights of 60,000 fcet must be observed end forccast for radiological safcty purposes.
Second,
suitable weather conditions, mainly with respccb to cloud caver
must be forecast to meet the rcquirements of all air and
photo-
graphic operations.
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2. METEOROLOGICAL FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS. The exiating
meteorologicsl nctwork will need to be augmented.
3. SCIENTIFIC METEOROLOGICAL PROGRAM.
A Sclantific meteor-
ological program will be inaugurated with the personnel and
facilities as outlined in 2, ebove.
Tentatively,
this prorram
will include:
- Volume of cloud.
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b. Rate of rise and height of cloud.
Time for diasipation of cloud.
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a. Documentation of all meteorological reports.
Condensation cloud effect.
(1) Pressure wave calculations.
(2) Microbaragraph and temperature ovscrvations.
f. Energy cstimates of bowb from condensation,
cloud ond
thermodynamic consid: rations.
g. Atomospheric turbulcnec diffusion
program.
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. Trajectory cloud calculations for 30 days.
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i. Filter samples from elnoud for several days after burst.
Long-range detection:
(1) Seismic techniques.
(2) Pressure wave techniques.
(a) Sonic frequencies,
(>) Non-sonic frequencics.
(3) Sampling technigucs.
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