Authors: Dörte Schulz, Frank Schulz
Date Submitted: November 30, 2009
Article Type: Discourse

As everywhere worldwide, so too in Scandinavia were the upper air strata being researched at the beginning of the twentieth century with the aid of kites. The goal of this research was to explore the more exact nature of these strata and to obtain knowledge of weather and climate.

At a meeting of the Meteorological Society in Berlin in 1901, it was decided to found a meteorological station for the research on the upper air strata upon the suggestion of Frenchman Teisserenc de Bort. The placement of the station was so chosen that the sea, with its specific weather conditions, would not be far away, and also so that observations could be made independent of ships.

The small village of Hald, near Viborg, in Denmark was selected as the location. The intent was to make as many valid meteorological measurements as long lasting as possible, with the help of kites and balloons.

Page Number: 16
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