Analysing Sea Water. On board the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind, Mr. Robert Rush of the Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington, , makes a chemical analysis of sea water to determine its oxygen content. This was part of the process of gathering oceanographic data from the 75 stations which the Northwind charted in the Gulf of Anadyr and Northern Bering Sea between July and October. Scientists from the Universities of Washington and Oregon as well as from the Naval Oceanographic Office accompanied the Northwind to help with the oceanographic project. Observers from the Weat
Analysing Sea Water. On board the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind, Mr. Robert Rush of the Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington, , makes a chemical analysis of sea water to determine its oxygen content. This was part of the process of gathering oceanographic data from the 75 stations which the Northwind charted in the Gulf of Anadyr and Northern Bering Sea between July and October. Scientists from the Universities of Washington and Oregon as well as from the Naval Oceanographic Office accompanied the Northwind to help with the oceanographic project. Observers from the Weather Bureau also went along to lend their skills in probing the upper atmosphere.
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