Oral history interview with Donald H. Pack, 1991 April 25.

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Oral history interview with Donald H. Pack, 1991 April 25.

Main topic is development of NOAA Air Resources Laboratory's program to monitor charges in carbon dioxide and other atmospheric components. Brief discussion of Pack's early career, then involvement with C. D. Keeling's Mauna Loa Observatory, development of expanded program; instrumentation; monitoring particulates..

Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (ca. 2 hrs)

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