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Figure 16

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Description

Figure 16. The autonomous oceanographic measuring device. The Crouzet firmdeveloped this instrument after a study at the Naval Weapons Laboratory. Itwas used to determine temperature, pressure, and velocity of currents. It wasdeployed from the surface and then sunk to the bottom. Upon returning to thesurface, it would transmit its observations to a surface vessel.

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