Vema cruise 26 : jet nets, August 1968-May 1969
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This unbound log book contains jet net data from Vema cruise 26 from August 28, 1968 to January 29, 1969. Also includes "list of items I need", and some narrative log notes that provide more context to the cruise. Summary of route: cruise begin around 31° n, 49° w in the North Atlantic Ocean and sail south and east into the South Atlantic Ocean to about 17 degrees west, then sail back west to about 21° n, 28° w. Jet net data is recorded on typed worksheets that record the following information: jet net no., IKMWT no., coordinates, true depth of two, surface temperature and salinity, temperature and salinity at sampling depth, light transparency, ship's speed, sound records, start and finish sample times, sunrise, sunset, moon, and remarks or notes. The format for recording jet net data changes from the date July 23 on. These forms record the following data: ship/cruise, shop sta., sample, no. of sample, date, quantity of containers this sample, type tow, vol. H20 filtered, flowmeter information, displacement vol., start and finish data for (pit log, coordinates, time, depth range, surface temp.), ship speed, temp. for air and surface water, sky conditions, cloud cover, moonlight, BT, hydro sta. no., salinity, depth to bottom, jet net, mesh aperture, TDR, mouth opening, flowmeter type, depth telemeter, rustrak recorder, opening-closing device, comments, and observer name.
Date Range
1968
Start Date
Aug 28, 1968
End Date
Jan 29, 1969
Access Information
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Topic
- Marine Biology
- Plankton
- Invertebrates
- Marine biologists
- Marine biology
Place
- South Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic Ocean
Form/Genre
- Fieldbook record
- Field notes
- Logbooks
Accession #
SIA Acc. 09-008
Collection name
Allan W. H. Bé papers, circa 1953-1969
Physical Description
1 logbook
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation
Box 5 Folder 5