Interview of Gordon Cartwright by Brian Shoemaker

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2011-10-21

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Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program

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Mr Cartwright began a career with the US Weather Bureau in 1929 and served in positions of increasing responsibility witnessing all of the major developments in meteorological data collection and forecasting, the advent of satellites for weather reporting, the creation of NOAA from the USWB and other agencies and the USWB role in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Career highlights discussed in this interview include: during World War II, Cartwright organized a series of weather reporting stations along the ALCAN Highway for reporting Arctic weather conditions; he developed the Joint Arctic Weather Reporting System (JAWS) with the Canadians; he funded the construction of the initial weather reporting bases at Resolute and Alert; he was selected as an exchange scientist with the Russians during the IGY.

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The media can be accessed at the links below.
Audio Part 1: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Gordon_Cartwright_1.mp3
Audio Part 2: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/byrd/oral_history/Mr_Gordon_Cartwright_2.mp3

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Joint Arctic Weather Reporting System (JAWS)

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