Air Force Geophysics 1945-1995: contributions to defense and to the nation, 1997.

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Air Force Geophysics 1945-1995: contributions to defense and to the nation, 1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80291330

A report which surveys the contributions made to science, defense, and national security by the Air Force Geophysics Directorate between the end of World War II and the present. Includes historical context and a discussion of technical aspects of the contributions of the Directorate's work in weather forecasting and other atmospheric research, seismic technology for the monitoring of nuclear test ban treaties, and its contributions to engineering and technical support for geophysics.

72 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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