MAKE A MEME View Large Image Yucca Flat Weather Observatory.jpg Weather Station located at the northwest corner of Yucca Lake in the Nevada Test Site Intermittent weather observations began at what became the Yucca Flat Weather Observatory on October 1 1956 when U S ...
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Keywords: NTS - Yucca Flat Weather Observatory.jpg Weather Station located at the northwest corner of Yucca Lake in the Nevada Test Site Intermittent weather observations began at what became the Yucca Flat Weather Observatory on October 1 1956 when U S Weather Bureau personnel started taking observations for eight-hour periods daily On May 1 1957 the station was manned by U S Air Force personnel in support of Operation Plumbbob On October 1 1957 operations were returned to U S Weather Bureau personnel The station was closed from April 29 to August 16 1959 and from May 25 1960 to December 17 1961 A 24-hour observations program then began with full surface and upper-air measurements to provide key meteorological information to support the underground nuclear testing program The station was closed when the meteorological observatory was moved in May 1978 to its current location at Desert Rock Airport Nevada Test Site Guide http //www nv energy gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_715_Rev1 pdf DOE/NV-715 Federal Government of the United States PD-USGov Yucca Flat Weather stations in the United States
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