Scientific data base management, time series analysis, and data display

Since the concluding of treaties banning testing of nuclear devices in the atmosphere, data necessary to continued development of nuclear weapons have in some cases been obtained in field tests in which high-yield chemical explosives were used in lieu of nuclear devices. In 1972 it was decided that a central file of raw data from such tests was necessary. The steps involved in assembling, organizing, and maintaining these data are described under the headings data archive, data directories, data identification system, data management system, and data processing. An example case to illustrate the four types of processing requests was shown. Types of data display are summarized. 7 figures, 4 tables