Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTATION/CUP/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0754.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: 45B
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 67.7 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Height: 72.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER LATE 1960'S UNTIL AT LEAST 1980'S.
Canada: THE THREE CUP ANEMOMETER WAS DESIGNED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATTERSON OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE 1920'S; SUCCESSIVE VERSIONS OF THIS CANADIAN ANEMOMETER WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE FOR DECADES.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED & DIRECTION BY MEANS OF A CUPWHEEL & WIND VANE RESPECTIVELY, WITH THE READINGS RECORDED BY A SEPARATE ANEMOGRAPH & INDICATED ON A SEPARATE FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR.
Technical: THE 1980'S VERSION OF THE PATTERSON ANEMOVANE DEVELOPED C. 1930 (SEE 890099); IT IS VERY SIMILAR IN FORM & CONSTRUCTION TO ITS PREDECESSORS BUT HAS MODIFIED WIND SPEED &DIRECTION ELECTRICAL CONTACT SYSTEMS TO CONVEY DATA TO AN ANEMOVANE & A FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: CUPWHEEL ASSEMBLY, VANE. From CA of 12/06/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes
Finish: GREY METAL/ ALUMINUM VANE/ BLUE PAINTED ARROW/ BLACK PARTS/ BROWN SYNTHETIC WIRING
Decoration: N/A

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