Graph plate, upper wind

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0883.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 ANODIZED ALUMINUM/.2 PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length
45.7 cm
Width
36.9 cm
Height
1.3 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Upper 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
1950's
Canada
CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT UPPER WIND PLOTTING EQUIPMENT.
Function
USED TO PLOT UPPER WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED OBSERVATIONS AGAINST HEIGHT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WIND VELOCITY AT STANDARD HEIGHTS FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF THE DATA.
Technical
THE UPPER WIND GRAPH PLATE TYPE C WAS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE UPPER WIND GRAPH BOARDS USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINCE THE 1930'S, AND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TYPE D GRAPH BOARD IN THE 1960'S.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Black lettering across top reading 'M.S.C. UPPER WINDGRAPH PLATE TYPE-C'/ incised black and red scales on plotting board for altitude in kilometres above sea level & thousands of feet above sea level/ yellow scale & numbers on sliding rule reading 0 to 60 and '180 METERS PER MINUTE'
Missing
From CA of 11/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish
BRUSHED METAL PLOTTING BOARD/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED SLIDING SCALE
Decoration
N/A

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