STUDIES OF AIR-BORNE ORGANISMS RETRIEVED BY LARGE AIRCRAFT

Abstract

The main objective of the studies was to operate a trapping program, utilizing an air plankton retriever and other special collecting devices installed in a WV-2 aircraft of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, based at Pt. Mugu, California, for the purpose of collecting all types of air-borne organisms and particles in the Pacific area. The primary interest was trapping air-borne arthropods to further test the theory of natural air dispersal of arthropods to oceanic islands.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0701440

Entities

People

  • Eugene Holzapfel
  • J. L. Gressitt

Organizations

  • Bishop Museum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • California
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Entomology
  • Flow Rate
  • Insects
  • International Airports
  • Islands
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Plankton
  • Scientific Research
  • Wake Island
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology