Assorted documents mainly regarding radiation measurements of forest and grassland from Mt. Gambier flights, 1966

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Containers:
Box 36 (MS 10563)
Component identifier:
File 400
Content Summary:

Buff annotated CSIRO envelope labelled "Data and results from Mt. Gambier flights". This envelope originally enclosed the remaining documents in this inventory item.

Covering letter from John Holmes, CSIRO Division of Soils, to Brian Wall. Reference H/S/16, JWH:MJC.

"Cessna 210 flight over grassland and pine forest - Gambier plain: Summary of results" handwritten on lined writing paper, with annotations.

Labelled charts (on graph paper) showing solarimeter and radiometer readings and annotations "Route 1: Penola Forest East to Sturm's Place and return"; "Route 2: Penola Forest" (includes one torn sheet); "Route 3: Penola Forest"; Route 4".

Annotated copy of "Recording from solarimeter on ground at Mt. Gambier weather station".

Draft "Annual report" typed with annotations in pencil, by B.H. Wall. Includes one paragraph on radiation measurements over Mt. Gambier Forest.

Originally housed in "vegetation and radiation file" in file 391.

Immediate source of acquisition:
This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.

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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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