October 1971
From The Space Library
NAS published Plans for U.S. Participation in the CARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment and Plan for U.S. Data Management in the Global Atmospheric Research Program. Reports of panels of NCR'S U.S. Committee for the Global Atmospheric Research Program called for increased preparation for major tropical observation experiment in Atlantic in summer 1974. Ad Hoc Tropical Task Group said experiment would require geostationary satellite "having both day and night imaging capability," closely spaced array of ships with calibrated radar, upper-air wind- measuring systems, and from 10 to 12 aircraft. CARP Data Management Panel recommended international data management for project, with fulltime professionals appointed by U.S. and foreign atmospheric agencies. (Texts)
U.S.S.R. completed five-day experiment during which at least 35 meteorological sounding rockets were launched from area near Volgograd and from Heuss Island in Franz Josef Archipelago in Soviet Arctic. Purpose of experiment was to determine effect of sunspots on magnetic storms. Ground-based observatories in U.S.S.R. and Antarctic had participated in study. Rockets were said to have collected vast amount of data on impact of solar flares on earth's magnetic field, including impact on radio communications. (NYT, 11/5/71, 18; SBD, 11/9/71, 44)
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