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Installation of First NASA Automatic Weather Station at Hopland Field Station

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Due to original recording and/or condition when digitized: vertical lines, some shots appear to be in slow motion.
Title
Installation of First NASA Automatic Weather Station at Hopland Field Station
Alternative Title
CDFW - 8
Series Title
Fire Weather
Date Created
Circa 1973
Description
Silent color film shows installation of 1st NASA automatic weather station (now called RAWS) at Hopland, CA. Film shows field work done on site by California Department of Forestry employees and equipment being installed. Scenes appear to be at location of modern day "Hogs Lake" weather station near Hopland Forestry station.
Item or Container Annotation
Installation of First NASA Automatic weather station at Hopland Field Station - May 19-20, Official California Division of Forestry photography
Creators and Contributors
Creator: California Department of Forestry
Subject Topic
Weather reporting
Forests and forestry--California
Forests and Forestry
Genre
Nonfiction films
Language
English

Media type
Moving Image
Format
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel
Base type
Acetate
Stock manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Track standard
Film
Sound or silent
Silent
Copyright Statement
Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Cal Fire Museum
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/casbcfm_000018
Additional Technical Notes for item
Double-perforation color reversal film. Appears to be camera-original footage; Kodachrome KM stock with 1974 Kodak date code; built-in movement; Some shots appear slow-motion;