Original log book of the Grampus, United States Fish Commission, station numbers, yr 1913, numbers 10107 to 10156
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Original logbook of the Grampus, 21 August to 1 September 1913, station record numbers 10107 to 10156. Data recorded include station no., date, time of day, time of tide, locality, exact position, depth, nature of bottom, dredging instrument used, direction of drift, distance, temperature of air, term. no., temperature of surface water, temperature at depth of no. fathoms, temperature at bottom, density at surface, density at depth of no. fathoms, density at bottom, number of salinometer, barometer reading, state of sky, direction of wind, force, rain, direction of surface current, force, direction of bottom current, force, name of vessel, service to which attached, name and rank of commanding officer, name and position of observer, and notes relating to station. The notes include lists name and quantity of marine life collected (scallops, sand dollars, sea urchins, stars, skates, sponges, fish), and occasional notes on dredging and condition. Localities include the waters in the North Atlantic Ocean off of the coast of New York and New Jersey.
1913
Aug 21, 1913
Sep 01, 1913
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