Miscellaneous cruises, Anton Bruun, Panulirus, BBS Bermuda, and Tobis

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Abstract

This item contains cruise data from cruises Anton Bruun (August 13 to August 24, 1963 in the Arabian Sea) to Panulirus (May 03, 1960 to November 8, 1962), BBS Bermuda (May 23 to June 7, 1958), and Tobis (January 1957). The bulk of the collection consists of data sheets recording the following information: "opening and closing plankton tows", "Nansen bottles", ship and cruise no., station no., sample number, total no. samples, coordinates, date, local time, tow type, net in, net out, length of tow, wire angle at max depth, flowmeter reading, corrected depth range, flowmeter no., displacement vol., flowmeter calibration factor, corrected displ. vol., vol. H20 filtered, wire angle information, sky condition, sea condition, surface water temperature, BT slide data, BT temperatures, surface salinity, core no., comments (successful? If not why?), observer name. Some time-depth recorders (Benthos, Inc.) approximately 3 inches in diameter are included, as well as some graphs and other supporting data.

Date Range

1957-1963

Start Date

Dec 31, 1956

End Date

Aug 24, 1963

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Plankton
  • Invertebrates
  • Marine biologists
  • Marine biology

Place

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Arabian Sea
  • North Atlantic Ocean

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Logbooks
  • Graphs

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 8 Folder 8