The Status of Meteorological Knowledge as a Factor in Air Pollution Control (open access)

The Status of Meteorological Knowledge as a Factor in Air Pollution Control

The first national Technical Conference on Air Pollution (1) held in this city in 1950 included eight papers on meteorology; the present session contains one. On this basis, one night conclude that recent progress in meteorology has been virtually nonexistent or that the importance of meteorological factors has been diminishing, Neither could be further from the truth, as the number and quality of papers relating to air pollution meteorology in recent scientific and technical sessions will attest. It is particularly appropriate to review the status of meteorological "know-how" at this time, because of the many situations in which the ultimate capability of the atmosphere to absorb pollution is in question. Both in connection with highly toxic materials on the one hand and the "megalopolis" on the other, estimates of the "atmospheric sewer capacity" are becoming increasingly necessary to industrial and municipal planning.
Date: 1968
Creator: Smith, Maynard E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analytical Model for Predicting Cross-Country Vehicle Performance, Appendix B: Vehicle Performance in Lateral and Longitudinal Obstacles (Vegetation), Volume 1: Lateral Obstacles (open access)

An Analytical Model for Predicting Cross-Country Vehicle Performance, Appendix B: Vehicle Performance in Lateral and Longitudinal Obstacles (Vegetation), Volume 1: Lateral Obstacles

First part of an appendix that accompanies a study meant to develop a model for predicting the cross-country performance of military vehicles in various conditions. This volume describes a segment of tests to determine the ability of vehicles to negotiate lateral obstacles (e.g., trees, boulders, holes, mounds, etc.).
Date: December 1968
Creator: Blackmon, Claude A. & Stoll, Jack K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Quantitative Method for Describing Terrain for Ground Mobility, Volume 1: Summary (open access)

A Quantitative Method for Describing Terrain for Ground Mobility, Volume 1: Summary

First report in a series of eight about studies to predict the performance of military vehicles in different kinds of terrain. This volume is a summary of the overall project and results.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Shamburger, J. H. & Grabau, Warren E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficability of Soils: Eighteenth Supplement, Development of Revised Mobility Index Formula for Self-Propelled Wheeled Vehicles in Fine-Grained Soils (open access)

Trafficability of Soils: Eighteenth Supplement, Development of Revised Mobility Index Formula for Self-Propelled Wheeled Vehicles in Fine-Grained Soils

The main purposes of this study were to (a) obtain adequate test data to determine experimentally the vehicle cone index (VCI) for 50 passes for vehicles mounted with nonconventional tires and (b) use results of the field tests to develop a revised mobility index (MI) formula for self-propelled wheeled vehicles.
Date: March 1968
Creator: Kennedy, James Garland & Rush, Edgar S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment (open access)

Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment

From introduction: Preliminary assessment between the United States, Mexico, and the IAEA on the technical and economic practicability of a dual-purpose nuclear power plant designed to produce fresh water and electricity for the southern border portion of the Colorado River.
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library