The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17
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enters so intimately into every con-
tempIated human action that the ques-
ton Is often, asked. What are the
prospects for further improvement IN
the accuracy Of weather forecasts, and
can the seasons ever be foretold? The
answer is that. while the government
has a corps Of forecasters who are
now applying All Of the knowledge Of
the atmosphere that has been re-
vealed, little hope for material I'M
provement in their work can be held
out until substantial addition IS
made To the pure science Of the prob
lem. This can only come through ex-
pertinent, study and research. Win
200 stations engaged in applying the
science. It Is a wise economy TO de-
vote at least one Of them to the work
of adding to the knowledge that 10
now costing US nearly million and
half Of daIlars annually to apply Ac-
cordingly, those in charge have en-
deayored to lay out plan Of study
and research leading to an increase IN
our knowledge Of the laws governing
the atmosphere such as should event
ually enable our successors. If not our
selves, to add to the accuracy Of
weather forecasts and to make them
for a longer period in advance.
In order that this country may Do
its share toward the advancement Of
meteorology along the lines that
specially relate to conditions in Amer
lea. 1t is imperative that the weather
bureau should establish an observa
tory for it's own special research work
a piece Of land has therefore been Sc
cured and work has been Inaugurated
at an establishment that Is intended
to respond to the present and prospec
tive needs Of meteor0logy This es
tablishment Is called the Noun
Weather Research observatory, and II
organized on a broad and elastic basis
In order to prosecute the researches
contemplated at Mount Weather,
plant has been established there espe
cially adapted to the investigation o
the physical condition Of the atmos
phere at great elevations above tn
surface Of the earth. Hitherto on
knowledge Of the conditions Of ten
perature, pressure, humidity and win
velocity and direction has been base
upon observations made at or nea
the surface Of the earth or upo
mountain peaks. Current conception
Of the laws Of storms and Of the gel
eraI circulation of the atmosphere al
based upon such observations almol
entirely. Records obtained in receI
years by means Of balloons have der
onstrated the existence Of hitherto u
suspected variations and contrasts
temperature at very great elevation
and have shown that observations
mountain tops and al equal elevation
in the free air vary widely.
The necessity for a better know
edge Of temperature conditions
great elevations has directed d
minds Of many meteorologists to q
study OF the best methods for liftil
selErecording instruments high abo
the earth's surface. The result h
been the invention in recent years
Ingenious forms Of kites and Of 81
cially designed balloons for this pl
pose. The kite has again become
instrument for scientific research, "a
now enables us to bring down recor
Of atmospheric conditions at ele'
tions Of two and three miles. and ev
Of four miles, as was recently de
onstrated at the German aeronauti'
observatory near Lihdenberg
means OF small rubber balloons, m
velously light selfrecording inst
ments have been carried up to the
markable heights Of ten to Is mil
bringing back records of low tempe
lures and high yelocities which ha
been revelation to meteorological
records which are compelling a rec
struction OF existing ideas concerni
of the dynamics Of the atmosphere.
tc Pioneer work along these lines '
~ begun some years ago by means
se kites, both at weather bureau static
ne and, under the direction OF Mr. A.
ay Rotch, at the Blue Hill observato
N near Boston. BY experiments bei
to at st. Louis at the time Of the worl
.te fair IN the summer Of 1904, Mr. Ro
q also initiated the practice in this co
es try Of sending up small rubber
ol looms.
!, The observatory at Mount Weat
" IS now we'll equipped with the nei
'us sary plant for carrying on this 7
~ and promising work OF aerial
% search, and has for nearly a year b
!" cooperating with European inst
~ tions and with the Blue Hill obsel
40 tory in sending up, on prearran
r., days, kites or captive balloons. TIL
'ul kites may be raised IN winds vars
" from ten miles per hour to s5 or
~ miles at the surface With winds