1956MILITARY
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"WEATHER - FRIEND OF FOE?"
THE FIVE "W"s OF THE WEATHER & WHAT THE ARMY IS DOING ABOUT IT AT THE EVANS LAB, FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. |
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NARRATOR TELLS WHAT THE ARMY IS DOING ABOUT THE
WEATHER. EXTREME WEATHER |
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MS- LIGHTNING AND THUNDER LIGHTS UP THE CLOUDY
SKIES. WIND BLOWS THE TREES AND RAIN FALLS ALONG A DARKENED ROAD. LS- LIGHTNING HITS A TREE AND IT FALLS. SNOW FILLS THE SKY. |
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LS- AN ARMY TRUCK HITS DEEP POTHOLE IN MUDDY ROAD
GIS IN RAIN GEAR WALK ALONG MUDDY, RAINY ROAD. MONTAGE- GIS WALK WEARILY ON A SNOWBOUND ROAD AS THE SNOW FALLS IN KOREA. |
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LS- WARSHIPS BOUNCE AROUND ON HIGH ROUGH SEAS.
LS- RAIN AND LIGHTNING AROUND A PLANE IN FLIGHT. |
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LS- PALM TREES ON A SERENE PACIFIC ISLAND BEFORE
A STORM. LS- LIGHTNING STRIKING IN THE SKY AND TREES SHAKING IN THE WIND. HEAVY RAINS IN THE SKY |
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MS- HEAVILY CLAD GIS HUDDLE AROUND A FIRE IN
FREEZING WEATHER. |
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THE EVANS SIGNAL LABORATORY IN ASBURY PARK, NEW
JERSEY (PAN) HAS MOST OF IT'S 500 SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE METEORLOGICAL DEPARTMENT |
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LS- A HUGE WEATHER TOWER (PAN FROM BOTTOM TO TOP)
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MS- MALE AND FEMALE SCIENTIEST SIT AND DISCUSS
NEW DESIGNS OF WEATHER EQUIPMENT |
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MONTAGE- METEOROLOGISTS TEST VARIOUS ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT, OSCILLATORS AND SOPHISTICATED MACHINES IN LABS TO INVESTIGATE THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE |
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CU- A VOLTMETER REGISTERS AS A FEMALE SCIENTIST
TESTS A CIRCUIT FOR A SENSING DEVICE CALLED A RADIO SOND. |
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CU- SCIENTIST USES A PENCIL POINT TO SHOW
A TINY ELEMENT 1/1000TH OF AN INCH USED IN THE SENSOR WHICH WILL RECORD TEMPERATURES 120 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. |
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CU- IN AN EXPERIMENT THE SCIENTIST TOUCHES THE
ELEMENT WITH HIS FINGERS AND THE HEAT OF HIS FINGERS ARE INSTANTLY RECORDED. |
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CU- SCIENTIST HOLDS THE RADIO SOND IN HIS HAND
AND SHOWS IT'S VARIOUS PARTS |
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MONTAGE- METEOROLOGIST SHOWS INSTRUMENTS OTHER
NATIONS ARE USING, NONE OF WHICH COMPARES WITH THE U.S. SOND. |
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MS- THE GROUND EQUIPMENT USED WITH THE SOND ARE
SHOWN AND DEMONSTRATED. |
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MS- SCIENTISTS PREPARE THE SOND, BATTERIES AND
RADIO FOR A RIDE TO UPPER ATMOSPHERE IN A BALLOON MS- THE BALLOON IS FILLED WITH GAS FOR TESTING |
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THE BALLOON IS RELEASED CARRYING THE EQUIPMENT
WITH IT. A RADAR UNIT TRACTS IT |
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CU- SCIENTIST CHANGES A MATHMATICAL EQUATION ON A
BLACKBOARD. |
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MS- A MILITARY OFFICER DIS-ASSEMBLES A ROCKET
NOSE CONE AND THE BODY OF THE ROCKET TO SHOW IT'S COMPONENTS FOR WEATHER GATHERING. |
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LS- THE ROCKET IS POINTED TO THE SKY FROM THE
LAUNCHING PAD, TECHNICIANS SIT AT THEIR CONTROL PANELS AND TV SCREENS. |
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MONTAGE- TRACKING AND SOUND RANGING EQUIPMENT ARE
IN PLACE AND A BALLOON IS SENT UP FOR WIND DIRECTION. THE ROCKET BLASTS OFF |
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MS- TECHNICIANS WATCH AS SEVERAL TAPE RECORDERS
RECORD THE SOUND OF THE ROCKET IN FLIGHT. AERIAL- THE EARTH AS SEEN FROM THR RISING ROCKET |
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MS- SCIENTISTS EXPERIMENT WITH A SOLAR BATTERY
WHICH GENERATES POWER UNDER A FLOURESCENT LIGHT. GENERATING A STEADY 12 VOLTS AS SEEN ON A VOLTOMETER. |
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