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since it was established, by representatives of the Danish, Canadian and American world meteorological agencies. |
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On June 3, 1954, a full strength phase three occurred at Frobisher Bay and all radio transmissions with this observation site were cut off. Subsequent readings of rain and max instrumentation indicated that the detachment personnel experienced an arctic storm of the first magnitude. Despite the date and upper air charts which showed that a warm air mass and very deep low pressure area existed at the time of the phase three, the following conditions were recordedseven inches of precipitation, mostly in the form of frozen rain, winds in excess of seventy knots, and temperature variations of almost 45 degrees. Frobisher Bay was completely obscured for almost 72 hours. |
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I arrived at Frobisher at 1830 hours on the night of June seven with a party of threeCaptain Paul Gear of Second Weather Wing, Airman 1/C Clancy Bingham of the Goose Bay detachment, and Jules Priestly, an associate from Pennsylvania State University. Unedited copies of these gentlemen's affidavits have been prepared in support of this report. |
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The outpost, which was staffed by seven permanent party personnel of the Danish Weather Service, included three men and their wives plus their four children, three |
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