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Figure 31. Ekman current meter invented by V. Walfrid Ekman about 1903. Thisinstrument was distinguished by its original manner for measuring both thestrenth and direction of the current. It was very robust and used throughoutthe world during the first half of the 20th Century. It was first tested in the Skagerrak in 1903 aboard the MICHAEL SARS.
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
Current Measuring Devices
Keywords
Oceanography
Historical instruments