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In this film, Walter Orr Roberts narrates a series of time-lapse photographs and computer-generated simulations, illustrating the work conducted at NCAR. Topics covered include: solar prominences, coronagraphs, and the magnetic fields of the sun; cloud activity and smog over Boulder; temperature inversion, gravity waves, and the boundary layer; contrails; mathematical models of weather systems; and hurricanes and cloud movements. (Color, sound.)
Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
INFO B30 071 Roberts Lecture film 1- n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7542rx1
In this film, Walter Orr Roberts narrates a series of time-lapse photographs and computer-generated simulations, illustrating the work conducted at NCAR. Topics covered include: solar prominences, coronagraphs, and the magnetic fields of the sun; cloud activity and smog over Boulder; temperature inversion, gravity waves, and the boundary layer; contrails; mathematical models of weather systems; and hurricanes and cloud movements. (Color, sound.)
Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
INFO B30 071 Roberts Lecture film 1- n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7542rx1
