The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-16
Work Done by Bureau Dur
ing Year of Substantial
Benefit.
CHANGES FORETOLD
Balloon Plays Important Part
in Observation of Upper
Air Regions.


The annual rev lew OF the work or the
United states weather bureau by Willis
l.. Moore. chief of the bureau. contains
much comment on the work Of the bureau
in giving Individual notice 10 The farmers
and frutgrowcrs Of approaching storms
or frosts. particularly rs regards the fore
casts furnished in Utah. -..
The establishment of the frost forecast
ing stations in the western fruit belt. ORC
oi which was ST Provo, is referred 10 as
an added step toward the Improvement of
the usefulness OF the bureau 10 the peo-
pic at large. The establishment of sno" :
fall stations in tho mountains or this ana
other states 10 assist the farmer in cst'-
mating tho quantity Of water 10 be cN
pected for irrlgaLlng purposes In the
spring is also made tho subject Of sPecia!
comment in the report. The report on
tho results of this work at SprlnsNillc
last year is especially interesting 10 farm
crs and stockmen.
Balloon Is an Aid.
A. II. Thicssen. section director. with
headauarters in this city. IN summarizing
tho report mentioned the experimental
work done at the research observatory In
Virginia where the properties OF the
atmospherc have been Investigated. This
was accomplished by means OF kites. cap
tive balloons and free balloons: In inns
country sounding balloons have been sent
up al Fort Omaha, Neb.. Huron, =. De-
aud Indiana polls,
Ono Of the most interesting phenomena
brought out by these experiments is that
the temperature at an altitude Of about
eight or ten Eilometcrs becomes higher
Instead OF lower. In tropical Africa how
ever a temperature OF 119 degrees below
zero was found al height OF lis miles.
THE balloon ssccnsions have also
brought out the fact that the whirline
motion OF storms does not extend so very
| far inward" said Mir. Thicsseu This
gives A lint regarding the effect OF the
mountains in the vest IN either divcrtins
or-in other ways modifying The action Of
storms The further fact has been es-
tahlished that the observations taken al
| the surface Of the earth do not IN any
way point out what is taking place IN
has received many Communications for Its
weekly forecasts. This is not only mat
! ter of popular Interest but also directly
I applicable TO commercial and other inter
| estS throughout ihe country.
Measuring Snowfall.
Director Thiessen also says that tbs
instrument division Of the bureau. ir
charge of Professor Marvin. has been en-
gagged In experimenting with new lnstru-
| Incnts for measuring snowfall in tho
! than the ones now in use. Many Of then
have been Installed In this state for tbs
purpose OF making comparisons with Tho
| registrations of other instruments In or
der TO find the defects and remedy them
| The result OF a systematic survey OF the
| amount OF snow In the Maple Creel
watershed. near Sprinsvillc, shows that a
| the time there WAS about $500 acre-fee
| of water stored in that canyon. Owing
10 lack OF funds this work could not bt
/ extended 10 other, parts OF the state Ihi;
year, but will be continued in that 10
! callty.
Professor Moorc's report states that M
| important meteorological change occurred
| during the last year that was not fore
| casted we'll in advance. Warnings o
cold waves resulted in the prevention o
injury 10 growing crops and perisha bl'
goods III shipment.