OPY NCAR National Center for Staff Notes Atmospheric Research April 5, 1968 No. 94 The 1968 Barbados Experiment, V to be conducted this summer, will Sbe one of a series of field programs A designed to lead into a large-scale Tropical Meteorological Experiment (TROMEX), scheduled for the early 1970s. TROMEX will in turn contri- bute to the Global Atmospheric Re- search Program (GARP), now being planned by a joint committee of the World Meteorological Organization and the International Council of Sci- entific Unions. The first of these - tropical field programs was the Line Islands Experiment, coordinated by NCAR and conducted in the equatorial Pacific last spring. The Barbados Experiment will be directed by Dr. Michael Garstang of SFlorida State University. It will be designed primarily to measure in- teractions between the tropical at- mosphere and the ocean on many scales, ranging from small eddies to motions extending over hundreds of miles. Many field and laboratory techniques and systems for measuring and recording data will have to be developed for the Barbados Experiment. These new techniques and systems should be extremely valuable in future large-scale experiments. NCAR's primary role in the Barbados Experiment will be to provide people and equipment for making field observations. Bob James will head a group from our Field Observing Facility which will participate in the experiment, and Ed Zipser will direct a program of cloud photography and other observations from aircraft. Field observing is one of the most rigorous and challenging areas of atmo- spheric research. Those who gather data in the prime laboratory of the atmospher- ic scientist, the atmosphere itself, must frequently face hostile environments and harsh conditions. They venture into steaming jungles, to isolated coral atolls and storm-racked mountaintops. With this in mind, we thought that our readers might like to know a little about the remote outpost of science to which our col- leagues will travel this summer. Our principal source of data on this subject was a series of pamphlets ob- tained from the Barbados Tourist Board. According to this source, Barbados is located in the West Indies near the eastern extremity of the Caribbean. It is an independent country within the British Commonwealth. Barbados is the home . of the original Lord Nelson statue, the only place outside America ever visited by George Washington, famous for its crystal-clear spring water, and a duty-free port with bargain shopping. - more -
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NCARNational Center for Staff NotesAtmospheric Research
April 5, 1968 No. 94
The 1968 Barbados Experiment,V to be conducted this summer, willSbe one of a series of field programsA designed to lead into a large-scale
Tropical Meteorological Experiment(TROMEX), scheduled for the early1970s. TROMEX will in turn contri-bute to the Global Atmospheric Re-search Program (GARP), now beingplanned by a joint committee of theWorld Meteorological Organizationand the International Council of Sci-entific Unions. The first of these
- tropical field programs was the Line
Islands Experiment, coordinated byNCAR and conducted in the equatorialPacific last spring.
The Barbados Experiment will bedirected by Dr. Michael Garstang of
SFlorida State University. It willbe designed primarily to measure in-teractions between the tropical at-mosphere and the ocean on many scales,ranging from small eddies to motionsextending over hundreds of miles.
Many field and laboratory techniques and systems for measuring and recording datawill have to be developed for the Barbados Experiment. These new techniques andsystems should be extremely valuable in future large-scale experiments.
NCAR's primary role in the Barbados Experiment will be to provide people andequipment for making field observations. Bob James will head a group from ourField Observing Facility which will participate in the experiment, and Ed Zipserwill direct a program of cloud photography and other observations from aircraft.
Field observing is one of the most rigorous and challenging areas of atmo-spheric research. Those who gather data in the prime laboratory of the atmospher-ic scientist, the atmosphere itself, must frequently face hostile environmentsand harsh conditions. They venture into steaming jungles, to isolated coral atollsand storm-racked mountaintops. With this in mind, we thought that our readersmight like to know a little about the remote outpost of science to which our col-leagues will travel this summer.
Our principal source of data on this subject was a series of pamphlets ob-tained from the Barbados Tourist Board. According to this source, Barbados islocated in the West Indies near the eastern extremity of the Caribbean. It isan independent country within the British Commonwealth. Barbados is the home. of the original Lord Nelson statue, the only place outside America ever visitedby George Washington, famous for its crystal-clear spring water, and a duty-freeport with bargain shopping.
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Also, according to our literature, Barbados is further distinguishedas a place "where fun never ends," where you can "watch the traditionalchampionship cricket matches in the afternoon. . . dance to steel drumsat night. .. watch flaming limbo dances under the moon. . . listen tomodern jazz in a night club or calypso singers by a swimming pool." Inother words, Palmyra it ain't.
And so, as the tropic sun sinks over the Caribbean, we offer a heart-felt salute to those intrepid pioneers of atmospheric research, the fieldobservers, who follow the clarion call of science wherever it may take them.
For several years, NCAR staff members have served as advisors to anExplorer Post of the Boy Scouts which is sponsored by NCAR. More advisorsare now needed. If you're interested, call Irving Blifford, extension682, or Eric Allen, extension 661.
New Staff Members
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Berkeley Machine Company
Departures
Elaine F. Fowler February 16
Lynne M. Green
Ray F. Grodhaus
Gary P. Emerson
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February 23
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Marie G. Smith February 28
Michael Skembo March 20
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Calendar NotesApril 8 thru 12, 1968
MONDAY, April 8
* Special Seminar -- Nucleation in Cloud Chambers, Prof. James L.Kassner, Jr., Department of Physics, University of Missouri atRolla.
11:00 amNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room
a Luncheon meeting of the beginning Russian Language Series.
* Informal Course -- Meteorology for the Non-meteorologist.
11:00 amNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room
* Luncheon meeting of the beginning Russian Language Series.
NoonNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room
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THURSDAY, April 11 (cont'd)
* Noon Movie -- River Must Live.and how it can be overcome bywastes. Color. 21 minutes.
A study of river pollution in Europethe treatment of urban and industrial
12:20 pmNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room
FRIDAY, April 12
* Luncheon meeting of the intermediate Russian Language Series.
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room
* Noon Movie -- River Must Live. Color. 21 minutes.
12:10 pmHAO/AG Classroom 138
Calendar Notes announcements may be called to Carol Forney, ext. 501.Wednesday at 5:00 pm is the deadline for items to be included in the Cal-endar for the following week. Other Staff Notes information or comments
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