Ch ief ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁at ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Air ▁Com merce ▁measurements ▁gathered ▁from ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁[ The ▁rad ios onde ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁replaced ▁air ▁sampling ▁by ▁pil ots ▁who ▁opened ▁their ▁plan es ▁at ▁high ▁alt itudes . ]. ▁ ▁To ▁improve ▁forec ast ing ▁based ▁on ▁mass ▁front al ▁movements , ▁he ▁collected ▁and ▁analyz ed ▁thousands ▁of ▁weather ▁charts ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁grid ▁of ▁strateg ically ▁located ▁weather ▁stations , ▁including ▁ship board ▁ones , ▁which ▁would ▁permit ▁coordin ated ▁collection ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁rad ios onde ▁data . ▁Starting ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁used ▁data ▁from ▁two ▁Atlantic ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁We ather ▁St ations ▁( WS 1 ▁and ▁W S ▁ 2 ) ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁protect ▁thousands ▁of ▁merchant ▁con vo ys ▁between ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere ▁and ▁Europe , ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁av iation , ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁tro op ▁ships . ▁With ▁his ▁naval ▁aer ology , ▁ship board , ▁and ▁av iation ▁experience , ▁his ▁long ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Navy , ▁his ▁calm ▁de mean or , ▁and ▁excellent ▁communication ▁skills , ▁“ Re ich ” ▁brought ▁broad ▁expert ise ▁to ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁leading ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁understood ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁world wide ▁weather ▁services , ▁helped