dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, hiː hˈɛdᵻd ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ðæt pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ˌɔn klˈaɪmət ænd wˈɛðɚ stɐtˈɪstɪks ɪn ˈɛɹiəz ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊɪŋ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi mˈɪʃənz.
During World War II, he headed a project for the United States Air Force that provided information on climate and weather statistics in areas undergoing military missions.