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Ozone is arguably the most important trace gas in the atmosphere, and improved monitoring of ozone throughout the atmosphere is essential. This Phase 2 project continues the development of a complete, automated system for measuring ozone from on board commercial aircraft. There is already one program within NOAA, CAAMP (Commercial Aircraft Atmospheric Measurement Program), for measuring a variety ...

Lidar systems offer considerable promise for the acquisition of a variety of atmospheric variables with very high spatial and temporal resolution from airborne platforms. Ground-based lidar systems have been demonstrated that measure aerosols, water vapor, and ozone, and airborne windsensing lidar have been flown on several military aircraft. The growing number of commercial airliners, however, of ...

Servicemen subject to chemical or biological attack are already supplied with effective defenses, but their external equipment is often not protected from contamination and must often be discarded after contamination. In order to protect the valuable equipment of the aircrew ensemble from exposure to chemical or biological warfare agents, the U.S. Navy has suggested a clear aerosol coating which w ...

MCNC PROPOSES A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND EVALUATION OF THREE PROMISING APPROACHES TO THE FABRICATION OF SURFACE TEST STRUCTURES ON SILICON. SURFACE FEATURES ON THE FIRST STRUCTURE WILL BE PRODUCED BY CONTROLLABLY ETCHING THERMALLYGROWN OXIDES. FEATURES ON THE SECOND WILL BE MADE BY ETCHING PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILMS. USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AS PART OF A CAPACITOR, STEP-HEIGHT CAN BE VARIED AND PRO ...

THE GAUGE DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES A MEANS OF AUTOMATING THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING AND MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC HYDROMETERS (PRECIPITATION IN EITHER LIQUID OR ICE PHASE WITH THE ABILITY TO OPERATE IN THE HARSH WINTER ENVIRONMENT WITH SNOWDEPTHS EXCEEDING TWENTY FEET). AUTOMATION OF THIS PROCESS INCLUDES: PLACING THE INITIAL ANTIFREEZE CHARGE IN THE CATCH CHAMBER EMPTYING THE GAUGE WHENEVER ...

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INADEQUATE STARTER FEEDS SEVERELY HOLD BACK NEW AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISES SUCH AS PRESENT ATTEMPTS TO RAISE FISHES WHOSE LARVAE DEVELOP FROM SMALL EGGS AND HAVE VERY "DIFFICULT" FOOD REQUIREMENTS. INERT LARVAL FEEDS HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLYELIMINATED THE STRICT DEPENDENCY ON NATURAL FORAGE DURING THE CRITICAL POST-LARVAL STAGE AFTER YOLK ABSORPTION AND BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WITH ...