Weather Modification: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-ninth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on S. 23 and S. 2916, Bills Relating to Weather Modification |
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... observations , who never go outside the room where the computer is . We have other people who collect observation information and never see the use that is made of it . We have a large number of meteorologists who are members of the ...
... observations , who never go outside the room where the computer is . We have other people who collect observation information and never see the use that is made of it . We have a large number of meteorologists who are members of the ...
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... observation that many of them never look at the instruments and never see what the weather is actually like is reminescent to me , as a pilot in most recent years , when very fre- quently there was a saying among pilots that you get a ...
... observation that many of them never look at the instruments and never see what the weather is actually like is reminescent to me , as a pilot in most recent years , when very fre- quently there was a saying among pilots that you get a ...
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... observations of the clouds in the areas . As a result of the paucity of historical data , it was very difficult ... observation showed an increase of something on the order of 45 per- Other years showed an increase of 1 percent . Others ...
... observations of the clouds in the areas . As a result of the paucity of historical data , it was very difficult ... observation showed an increase of something on the order of 45 per- Other years showed an increase of 1 percent . Others ...
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... observations ; we need good radar cover , because I am personally of the opinion that this time effect is impor- tant , and to only measure the precipitation on the ground , I think , could be a mistake . From observations of single ...
... observations ; we need good radar cover , because I am personally of the opinion that this time effect is impor- tant , and to only measure the precipitation on the ground , I think , could be a mistake . From observations of single ...
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... observations of this kind are im- portant . So a combined type of study in which you can see all of these things happening within the clouds , as well as measuring the precipitation in time and amount , is the type of experiment we ...
... observations of this kind are im- portant . So a combined type of study in which you can see all of these things happening within the clouds , as well as measuring the precipitation in time and amount , is the type of experiment we ...
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Page 201 - Territories and possessions; and (9) to initiate and support a program of study, research, and evaluation in the field of weather modification...
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Page 74 - Act, as amended, is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following: "Provided, That the words 'property consisting of ordinary livestock, fish (including shell fish), or agricultural (including horticultural) commodities (not including manufactured products thereof)' as used herein shall include property shown as 'Exempt...
Page 33 - US SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 am, in room 5110, New Senate Office Building, the Honorable Howard W. Cannon presiding. Senator CANNON. The hearing will come to order.
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