Drifters (bottles and seabed), 1922-1990
Series
Scope and Content Note
From the Record Group:
The Dean Bumpus papers include drift bottle and seabed drifter return program materials, Boston Harbor Survey data, Gill cruises information, bird observations, lightship data, and correspondence.
Dates
- 1922-1990
Language of Materials
From the Record Group:
The records are in
English.
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Extent
81 boxes (40.5 lin. ft.)
Arrangement
The series is arranged in seven subseries:
- Historic drift bottle data and logs
- Drifters - general information and return letters
- Drift bottle/seabed drifter assignment logs
- Drift bottle release logs
- Drift bottle release logs by name of vessel or lightship
- Drift bottle summary logs
- Seabed drifter/drift bottle return cards
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository
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