US Air Force Data Processing Manuals

Data Processing Reference manual for United States Air Force surface stations, circa 1960s. TDF-13 stands for Tape Deck Format number 13, the format in which the data were arranged on the magnetic tapes sent to NCDC from the Air Force. While the data on the tapes have long since been migrated, these documents still contain station metadata, including period of record, for all Air Force stations for which data were included.

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notes Data Processing Reference manual for United States Air Force surface stations, circa 1960s. TDF-13 stands for Tape Deck Format number 13, the format in which the data were arranged on the magnetic tapes sent to NCDC from the Air Force. While the data on the tapes have long since been migrated, these documents still contain station metadata, including period of record, for all Air Force stations for which data were included.
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title US Air Force Data Processing Manuals