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Description
Figure 7. Autonomous ultrasonic tide recorder. This instrument was mounted onthe bottom and emitted sound waves that reflected off the water surface. As the water level changed, the instrument would record the apparent changes in depth. This instrument was developed for Crouzet Marine Oceanology Corporation from aprototype developed by the Studies and Research Department of France Electric.
Credit
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Photographer
Y. Berard
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Miscellaneous Instruments, Deck Gear, and Laboratory Instruments
Keywords
Oceanography