Report of the Standing Committee on Problems of the Upper Atmosphere, 1951-1952
Published in: Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 34, no. 1, Feb. 1953, p. 115-121
Posted on RAND.org on December 31, 1952
The year 1951-1952 has been a significant one in the history of upper-atmosphere research, not because of any single revelation but because a large number of important research projects started shortly after the end of World War II are reaching fruition and being reported. This report serves as a brief and very general review of the activity in this broad field.
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