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Article: Florence W. van Straten Dies; Navy Atmospheric Physicist
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 31, 1992
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Florence W. van Straten, 78, a retired atmospheric physicist
with the Navy whose analytical work on conditions of the upper
atmosphere assisted in the development of long-range missiles, died
of cancer March 25 at her home in Bethesda.
Dr. van Straten retired in 1962 after 16 years as head of the
technical requirements branch of the Naval Weather Service. She
continued as a consultant to the Navy on atmospheric physics.
Her work also included development of a technique to modify
clouds and produce rain by injecting carbon black into the
atmosphere. As a weather trouble-shooter for the Navy, she dealt
with problems ranging from fog to radioactive fallout. She also
developed a radar ...
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