Buoy fouling survey, research data (15)

Title Variants

Alternative: United States Navy Buoy Fouling Survey, 1943-1947, progress reports, general directions to field workers, and research data (15)

Related Titles

Contained In: Louis W. Hutchins Papers, circa 1939-1957 and undated

Series: SIA RU007248

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Hutchins, Louis W. 1916-1957

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1943-1947

Notes

English

The research data documents Louis Hutchins' participation in United States Navy Buoy Fouling Survey, 1943-1947. Includes descriptions of buoy locations, headed with alpha-number designation (T1 - T22) detailing location, length of time in place, water depth, depth of fouling, type, mooring type, extent and content of fouling, sometimes broken down about length of buoy structure. It lists depth of samples, thickness, weight, weight of water, volume of water, and description of fouling with listing of genus or common names of fouling life forms. Additionally, includes data sheets for whole samples T series buoys, listing buoy, samples, length, width, height, and number. Locations include the vicinity of Delaware Bay. Includes an area map.

Subjects

Delaware Bay , Field notes , Invertebrates , United States , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96930
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51451636