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“CANTERBURY PROJECT”

RADIO SHORT WAVE INVESTIGATIONS (Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) (Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON, March 31. Important information on the use of radio short-waves in forecasting weather and radar conditions, which was obtained in New Zealand as the result of the “Canterbury project,” will soon be published in Britain by the Physical Society. The use of these short-waves will make it possible to predict the sensitivity of radar screens with considerable accuracy. They will also make it possible to forecast both the extent and the intensity of Canterbury northwesters. Observations taken during the Canterbury project reveal that these winds result in an average excess .temperature of 15 degrees Fahrenheit in "winter and of 30 degrees in summer, and cause a very marked decrease in humidity. The Canterbury project, which was organised jointly by the New Zealand and British Departments of Scientific and industrial Research, was begun m 1946. and ended about a year ago. A network of observation points, based upon Ashburton, was set up along a section of. the Canterbury coastline, and both ships and aircraft were used to supplement the records of the shore stations

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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25768, 1 April 1949, Page 8

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“CANTERBURY PROJECT” Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25768, 1 April 1949, Page 8

“CANTERBURY PROJECT” Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25768, 1 April 1949, Page 8

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