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Roberts Radio Current Meter ready to be deployed.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