FIVE-INCH GUN METEOROLOGICAL SOUNDING SITE, HIGHWATER, QUEBEC

FIVE-INCH GUN METEOROLOGICAL SOUNDING SITE, HIGHWATER, QUEBEC

The use of a meteorological gun-probe in a confined area has been demonstrated. A program utilizing the 5 in. HARP system at Highwater, Province of Quebec, near the Vermont state border, is described. Wind soundings were made to altitudes of 230,000 ft with a ground impact area limitation of 1 sq mi...

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1. Verfasser: Boyer, Eugene D
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Ammunition and Explosives
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
CIRCULAR ERROR PROBABLE
GUN BARRELS
GUN LAUNCHERS
HARP(HIGH ALTITUDE RESEARCH PROGRAM)
HIGH ALTITUDE
HIGH ALTITUDE RESEARCH PROGRAM
IMPACT PREDICTION
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
Meteorology
PROJECTILES
QUEBEC
SABOT PROJECTILES
TRAINING
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Zusammenfassung:The use of a meteorological gun-probe in a confined area has been demonstrated. A program utilizing the 5 in. HARP system at Highwater, Province of Quebec, near the Vermont state border, is described. Wind soundings were made to altitudes of 230,000 ft with a ground impact area limitation of 1 sq mi for the spent projectile.