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Different configurations of Roberts Radio Current Meter

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Description

Different configurations of Roberts Radio Current Meter.This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts.It was the first current system to telemeter current information.Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology.Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Credit

C&GS; Season's Report Roberts 1942-22

Display Date

1942

Location

Puget Sound, Washington

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Nautical Charting
Tides and Tidal Currents
Tidal Currents

Keywords

Charting
Tides
Tidal Currents