Joe Waters Microwave Atmospheric Science Collection, 1966-1978 (Bulk 1970-1978).

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Joe Waters Microwave Atmospheric Science Collection, 1966-1978 (Bulk 1970-1978).

Joe Waters Microwave Atmospheric Science Collection, 1966-1978 (Bulk 1970-1978).

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This collection is about research and experiments in the microwave atmospheric science field and contains numerous documents related to that subject. This collection is composed of documents collected by Waters. Documents date from 1966 to 1978, with the bulk of documents dating from 1970 to 1978. In January 1974, the Microwave Measurement of Ice Thickness Experiment Plan was submitted to NASA to determine the feasibility of remotely measuring the thickness of ice with a microwave radiometer system. Joe Waters' name was also submitted to NASA as the Principal Investigator of the project as shown on a Research and Technology Resume in this collection. This experiment involved six agencies including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Environmental Research & Technology, Inc., the Canadian Department of Environment, the U. S. Geological Survey, the U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This project was in support of the SKYLAB investigation of lake ice by using the JPL microwave van to measure the thickness and other properties of fresh water ice, both natural and controlled. Photographs of the van and project equipment are seen in the "Microwave Measurement of Ice Thickness Experiment Plan." There were various JPL projects in this collection which related to Dr. Waters' research. For example, in 1975, the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Project, of which he was Principal Investigator, was developed along with the Microwave Aircraft Measurements of Stratospheric Molecules (MAM), a project which was complementary to the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS). The Shuttle Imaging Microwave Systems (SIMS) project, the Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer (NEMS) experiment, the Microwave Pressure Sounder (MPS) project, the Microwave Sensing of Maritime Troposphere Project, and the Microwave Measurement of Ice Thickness Experiment Plan were all interrelated. In addition to the records in the collection, documentation of the above projects are found at the NASA/JPL web site which assisted in clarification of information contained in the collection. In conjunction with the above projects, there were MLS-related programs, e.g., Definition Phase, Aircraft Engineering Model Development (AAFE), Supporting Laboratory Spectroscopy, Aircraft Measurements for Stratospheric Program, Flight Experiment Development for Spacelab and Advanced Radiometers for MLS. In this collection, these projects are listed as "MLS-Related Programs" on a chronological chart dated 1974-1980. Also included in this collection are several publications including NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) "Final Report of the Space Shuttle Payload of Planning Working Groups," May 1973, Volumes 1-10. As part of the development of a Space Laboratory, the first step in the planning was a workshop for NASA scientists and technologists held at the Goddard Space Flight Center to identify what was needed for a successful space laboratory. This workshop for Shuttle Payload Planning included representatives from NASA Centers, including JPL, and U. S. government agencies. This collection contains proposals, contract reports, quarterly progress reports, correspondence, handwritten notes and drawings pertaining to microwave atmospheric science research and experiments involving JPL, MIT, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ames Research Center, other NASA Centers and government agencies. The files are arranged by project and then within each project, ascending chronological sequence, and then alphabetically.

2.85 cubic ft. (227 folders)

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