FIVE-INCH GUN METEOROLOGICAL SOUNDING SITE, HIGHWATER, QUEBEC

Abstract

The use of a meteorological gun-probe in a confined area has been demonstrated. A program utilizing the 5 in. HARP system at Highwater, Province of Quebec, near the Vermont state border, is described. Wind soundings were made to altitudes of 230,000 ft with a ground impact area limitation of 1 sq mi for the spent projectile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673712

Entities

People

  • Eugene D. Boyer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Ballistics
  • Deflection
  • Exterior Ballistics
  • Flight Paths
  • Guns
  • Hydraulic Cylinders
  • Impact Point
  • Mission Profiles
  • Nose Cones
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Sound Ranging
  • Trajectories
  • West Indies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • ballistics.