Author: William Bell Dawson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780265757185

Excerpt from The Currents in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: From Investigations of the Tidal and Current Survey in the Seasons of 1894, 1895, 1896, 1906, 1908, 1911 and 1912 In the investigations, the steamer employed was anchored in positions care fully selected for the purpose in view. These were in all depths, up to 250 fath oms. The steamer thus served as a fixed point from which to observe the be haviour of the current. The observations of the current were obtained with cur rent meters registering electrically on board, and in continuous operation day and night. The speed was measured at the standard depth of 18 feet, in all cases. The wind velocity was measured by an anemometer on board; supplemented by complete meteorological observations at four hour intervals. A continuous record of the tide was obtained simultaneously for comparison with the currents. At tidal stations in the region, established by this Survey. All directions and bearings are referred to true north. The time through out the Gull area is Standard time for the 60° meridian West of Greenwich. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.