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Description: 
The Institute has been active in research to perfect long-term 
weather forecasting. They have diagnosed vertical atmospheric currents to 
help in forecasting humidity, precipitation, storms, and pressure fields. 
Investigations of atmospheric turbulence have included studies of their 
effect on high-altitude aircraft. During the IGY, they measured and studied 
atmospheric ozone in connection with studies of general atmospheric circu- 
lation and the weather. Ozone content and ultraviolet radiation in the 
atmosphere during solar eclipses have also been investigated. The Institute 
has cooperated in the design and development of several actinometric devices. 
A Trudy is periodically published by the Institute. 
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Name: Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Mineral Raw Materials 
(Kazakhskiy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut mineral'nogo syr'ya-- 
Kaz IMs) 
Address: Alma-Ata 
Director: M. I. Kazantsev (1961) 
Deputy Director: -= 
Administrative Affiliation: -- 
Selected Staff Members: 
G. S. Berger 
A. A. Glagolev, Head of the Petrographic and Mineralogical 
Laboratory 
A. I. Ivankova 
D. P. Shcherbov 
Description: 
The Institute is actively engaged in research on photometric meth- 
ods of determining small amounts of various elements in ores. These studies 
have included colorimetric and fluorometric analyses for beryllium, boron, 
gallium, selenium, and tellurium, They have also developed various devices 
for improving these methods, such as an automatic device for optical mineral 
analysis and liquid light filters. The staff is currently working also on 
improved methods for processing tantalum ores, including dielectric separa- 
tion and flotation. 
The Institute periodically publishes a Trudy. 
