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LIMNOLOGICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION TOWERS IN THE GREAT LAKES
Author(s) -
Deane Roger E.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1963.8.1.0009
Subject(s) - tower , hydrology (agriculture) , buoyancy , environmental science , limnology , water level , base (topology) , meteorology , geology , oceanography , geography , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , cartography , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , quantum mechanics
Six limnological and meteorological single‐shaft towers of 4‐in. pipe were installed in 3 of the Great Lakes by the Great Lakes Institute, University of Toronto. The towers were of two types, a shallow‐water tower for depths of less than 60 ft where the base of the tower rested directly on the lake bottom, and a deep‐water tower supported by a buoyancy tank 25 ft below lake level. A platform on the towers, situated 8 to 12 ft above lake level, gave a stable base to house limnological and meteorological instruments and recorders. The platform and upper part of tower were designed for easy removal and reinstallation.