Applications of climatological measurements

More than 18 years of meteorological data have been collected by the Meteorological Group at the Argonne National Laboratory. These data have been useful in the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory and in the preparation of reactor hazard reports as well as in support of atmospheric research projects, such as our radon, wind profile, plume rise and smoke diffusion studies. A climatological report, covering 15 years of data, has been prepared and will be published soon. A summary of a study of the meteorological conditions giving rise to dew point inversions (moisture content increasing with height near the ground) is given as an example of the type of studies that can be made with these data. (author)