Bulletin, Issues 1-10Weather Bureau, 1892 - Meteorology |
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Page 10
... instruments which follows is due to Professor C. F. Marvin , in charge of the instrument room , Weather Bureau . The instruments furnished to the station were , in most respects , the typical and standard instruments supplied to the ...
... instruments which follows is due to Professor C. F. Marvin , in charge of the instrument room , Weather Bureau . The instruments furnished to the station were , in most respects , the typical and standard instruments supplied to the ...
Page 13
... instrument , even supposing the aneroid mechanisms to be perfectly reliable . As is well known , however , these are never found to keep in close accord with the standard pressure instruments , so that , at best , the barograph is but a ...
... instrument , even supposing the aneroid mechanisms to be perfectly reliable . As is well known , however , these are never found to keep in close accord with the standard pressure instruments , so that , at best , the barograph is but a ...
Page 16
... instrument was also of the Richard Bros. construc- tion , but of somewhat special type in order to more nearly satisfy the requirements of this Bureau than the instruments generally sup- plied . The temperature scale of this instrument ...
... instrument was also of the Richard Bros. construc- tion , but of somewhat special type in order to more nearly satisfy the requirements of this Bureau than the instruments generally sup- plied . The temperature scale of this instrument ...
Contents
Physical features of the valley | 7 |
Station and instruments II | 10 |
Discussion of observations | 19 |
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