Sensor, wind direction
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- OBJECT TYPE
- rotation/electrical/vane
- DATE
- 1984
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2009.0135.004
- MANUFACTURER
- EC Atmospheric Environment Service
- MODEL
- 77C
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7DD92-059
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- all metal, including aluminum
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 67.1 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 34.0 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
- Ontario
- Period
- mid 1980s +
- Canada
-
The Canadian anemometer was designed by Canadian meteorologist John Patterson of the Canadian Meteorological Service in the 1920's; successive versions of this anemometer have been used by the Canadian service since then. It was used as part of the Canadian Maps II automated observing station. - Function
-
A sensing device used to measure wind direction by means of a wind vane, used at an automated meteorological observing station. The readings were transmitted to a connected data collection platform. - Technical
-
An example of the Meteorological Service of Canada wind vane in use in the 1980s, intended to be mounted on a U-arm on a tower. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised lettering on casing reads '77C' and "S'/ incised lettering on lower lip of sensor casing reads 'SR 7DD92-059'
- Missing
- U-arm mount
- Finish
- unfinished metal
- Decoration
- N/A
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EC Atmospheric Environment Service, Sensor, wind direction, after 1984, Artifact no. 2009.0135, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0135.004/
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