Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 6. V-2 rocket being launched at White Sands Proving Ground. Besides weapons related research, a number of these rockets were used for meteorological research and early Earth photography from high altitude.

Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 49 Seasonal changes in the polar ice pack. This article includes the concept that the polar ice cap was diminishing, that ice cover varies from year to year and place to place, and also included a number of photographs radar scope images showing ice at different Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950.

Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 50. Top photograph of Arctic ice from 17,000 feet taken in mid-April showing total ice coverage in area. Spider-web appearing lines actually ice ridges, sometimes up to 10 feet high. At 86 North. Bottom: Ice conditions at 73N, 128W. Photo from 17,000 feet in July. The dark spots on ice are melt pools.

Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 51. The North Pole in July as seen from 18,000 feet.

Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 52. Right - The North Pole in July as seen on an aircraft radarscope at 18,000 feet. Numerous openings in pack ice. Mid-September photograph from 18,000 feet at 76 N, 124W showing refreezing ice. Old floes are encased in a matrix of new ice. Melt pools have refrozen and are covered with a layer of snow.

Weather Service Bulletin No. 2, 1950. P. 53. Two radarscope views showing variability of sea ice conditions including numerous open leads even in December .

Moon beams playing on the water.

Sun glint astern of the NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON. Cumulus clouds and a moderate breeze kicking up wind waves.

Glorious crepuscular rays terminating on the ocean surface.

Sun shining on Cape Fear River through openings in the clouds.

Sunset over Long Island Sound

Sunset over Long Island Sound

Sunset over Long Island Sound

Fog on Chesapeake Bay

The view from the porthole - fog on Chesapeake Bay.

No launch work today. Nasty weather on Chesapeake Bay shuts down hydrographic survey operations at least for this day.

Blowing hard in Chesapeake Bay. Winds at 40 knots sustained, gusting to over 50 knots.

Blowing hard in Chesapeake Bay. Winds at 40 knots sustained, gusting to over 50 knots.

Blowing hard in Chesapeake Bay. Winds at 40 knots sustained, gusting to over 50 knots as shown on the anenometer readout.

Criss-crossing jet contrails make a rhomboidal pattern at sunset.

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Flatirons west of Boulder covered with light dusting of snow.

Football field snow waves

Kazak snow drainage

Meteorologist monitoring relative humidity and other parameters for fire weather forecasting.

3-inch hailstones

Roof impaled by flying debris during tornado

Debris being driven at great rates can be driven several feet into the ground.

School bus flipped and crushed by tornado. If tornadoes in the vicinity of school either starting in morning or letting out, assure that children are brought to shelter instead of putting on bus.

Large piece of wood driven into tree trunk

School gym destroyed by tornado. Note crushed cars and bent steel beams.

Motor vehicles do not provide a safe haven in a tornado.

Motor vehicles do not provide a safe haven in a tornado.

Relatively small EF-0 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Corn severely damaged by combination of hail and strong winds.

Grain bins damaged/destroyed 6 miles west of Agar.

Grain bins damaged/destroyed 6 miles west of Agar.