Vema cruise 4, July 1954-September 1954

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Abstract

This item is a logbook comprised of worksheets detailing Vema cruise 4 from 10 July-11 September 1954. The worksheets record the following information, although not all fields are consistently populated with data: date, coordinates, direction, speed, net size and type, sky condition, time net in, time reaches max. depth, max. depth, time leaves max. depth, total time at max. depth, time net out, total time, remarks, and observations on haul. Observations may include information of what type of plankton captured, water temperatures, and other supplemental information. This item contains one sketch or illustration of a specimen.

Date Range

1954

Start Date

Jul 10, 1954

End Date

Sep 11, 1954

Access Information

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Topic

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

Place

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 1 Folder 3