Larry Spencer wrote:Mon May 11, 2020 7:18 pm Hello and very pleasant day to all of the citizen science volunteers of the Old Weather: Arctic Project! My name is Larry Spencer, and I am a scientist/researcher (located in Boulder, Colorado) who is actively involved with this particular project. I perform meticulous analysis and quality-control of the ship logbook meteorological observations data and geographical positions data after all of the data from the logbooks of the ships has been transcribed by the citizen science volunteers. I am kindly requesting any possible assistance that could be provided from the Old Weather: Arctic Project citizen science volunteers in regards to the particular matter that I am addressing here in this message post. I need to know if the barometer that was used on board the Albatross ship was either replaced with a new barometer at some point or was recalibrated/changed in any way at some point during the specific time period beginning with the date of August 23, 1899 and concluding with the date of October 30, 1900. In other words, I need to know if there was any type of a recalibration/change with the barometer or if there was any barometer replacement (with a new barometer being used) on board the Albatross ship anytime during the specific time period beginning with August 23, 1899 and concluding with October 30, 1900. I recently have been meticulously analyzing and investigating some interesting trends/cycles that are present in the meteorological observations data during this specific time period from the Albatross ship's voyage, which have really gotten my attention, and it would be very helpful for me to know for sure if there was any type of instrumental change at all with the barometer that was being used on board the Albatross ship during this specific time period. Just to reiterate, the instrumental change with the barometer that was being used on board the ship (that I am referring to here) could be either that a new barometer was obtained and replaced an old barometer or that the barometer was changed/recalibrated in any type of way during the August 23, 1899 - October 30, 1900 time period of the ship's voyage. So, if any of the Old Weather: Arctic Project citizen science volunteers would be willing and available to consult and examine the logbook pages from the Albatross ship for this specific time period in order to determine/confirm if there were any instrumental changes at all with the barometer being used on board the ship, I would greatly appreciate it, and it would be very helpful to me with my ongoing research as a scientist. If there were, in fact, any instrumental changes made at all with the barometer, they should be accordingly indicated/noted on the ship logbook pages. Please feel free to respond to this message post with comments and let me know if there is any information to report back in response to my addressed request. Thank you very much in advance to all of the citizen science volunteers out there who could provide me with any possible assistance in this particular matter. Have a great day, and thank you, again!
Kindest Regards,
Larry Spencer
Examining Logbook Pages from the Albatross Ship for Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1900
Examining Logbook Pages from the Albatross Ship for Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1900
Re: Examining Logbook Pages from the Albatross Ship for Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1900
Randi wrote:Mon May 11, 2020 7:40 pm From the forum:Danny252 wrote:Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:56 pm USFC Albatross, 23rd June, 1900, 9am to meridian - "Set the aneroid barometer back 0.16 for correction".
Re: Examining Logbook Pages from the Albatross Ship for Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1900
Randi wrote:Mon May 11, 2020 8:53 pm Links:
05/01/1899 - 10/31/1899 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7696711
11/01/1899 - 2/28/1900 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7696712
3/1/1900 - 8/31/1900 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7696713
9/1/1900 - 12/31/1900 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7696714
You can also use the Download Full Size Image button there to open an image and then edit the URL to walk through the images.
E.g.
Start with:
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 5_0140.jpg
then change the number to get the next image:
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 5_0141.jpg
Year/Month Searcher Status 1899 Aug+Sept Randi 8am to midnight: Set aneroid barometer ahead 0.14 inches to read with the mercury barometer 1899 October arboggs Done - no mention of barometer 1899 November shiplover Done - no mention of barometer 1899 December shiplover Done - no mention of barometer 1900 January Michael Done - no mention of barometer 1900 February Michael Done - no mention of barometer 1900 March Michael Done - no mention of barometer 1900 April Michael Done - no mention of barometer 1900 May AvastMH Commences and until Meridian: Set aneroid barometer back .11 1900 June shiplover 9am to Meridian: Set aneroid barometer back 0.16 for correction 1900 July Randi Done - no mention of barometer 1900 August Randi Done - no mention of barometer 1900 September Randi Done - no mention of barometer 1900 October Randi Done - no mention of barometer
Preliminary report and list of stations / by Alexander Agassiz ; with remarks on the deep-sea deposits by Sir John Murray.
Re: Examining Logbook Pages from the Albatross Ship for Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1900
Ships met
arboggs wrote:Wed May 13, 2020 6:03 pm Albatross October 1899
October 02 - the steamer Southern Cross sailed (Albatross at anchor in Papute Harbor)
October 05 - set clocks ahead 12 minutes at 11h 45m
October 05 - the steamer Southern Cross standing into Papute Harbor at 10h 30m
October 09 - 4 to 8 am, Set clocks ahead 4 minutes
October 10 - 8am to meridian, set clocks ahead 2 minutes
October 14 - 10h 16m "found that ther. #80478 failed to register correctly"
October 24 - shortly after 8h The Southern Cross enters the Makemn Island lagoon
October 25 - The Southern Cross shoved off and stood out of the harbor at 0200
shiplover wrote:Wed May 13, 2020 8:36 pm Albatross December 1899
no mention of Barometer replacement or changes
Dec 10 at anchor with HMS Torch
Dec 12 at anchor with British Steamer Rockton
Michael wrote:Mon May 11, 2020 10:58 pm Checking February [1900]. On the 21st she was in Guam along with USS Sandia, USS Yosemite and USS Brutus. I suppose, if those logs were scanned, you could compare the barometers from the four ships on that day.
Michael wrote:Tue May 12, 2020 9:24 pm On March 4th [1900] she arrives in Yokohama. USS Saratoga and Oregon are both in harbor.
March 24th I see HMS Barfleur noted. USS Oregon still in harbor. I didn't see any further references to Saratoga, so she may still be in port.
April, ships arrived:On the 23rd she goes to drydock in Uraga Harbor, and returns to Yokohama on the 28th.
- 3rd USS Brooklyn
- 5th USS Concord
- 11th USS Baltimore
- 17th USS Yosemite
We transcribed USS Concord so the data from her barometer could be directly compared to the one on Albatross.
- 28th USS Brooklyn, Baltimore, Newark (arrived on the 24th) Oregon, Yosemite, Concord, HMS Barfleur (left) HMS Alacrity
- 29th USAT Thomas
- 30th HMS Endymion
AvastMH wrote:Tue May 12, 2020 10:41 pm I'll do May 1900
Quick notes so far:
May 1st: USS Baltimore leaves Yokahama harbor at 0900
May 1st at 1000: the 'Newark' shifted etc also mentions the 'Centurion'
May 3rd Commenced to 0900: The 'Concord' was in Yokohama harbor
May 3rd 0900 to midnight: USS ships 'Concord', 'Oregon', and 'Yosemite'. Professors Metsukure and Ojima of the Imperial University, Tokio, came on board.
Weds May 9th 9.00 (a.m.) the navigator set the aneroid barometer back .11
8 a.m. baro 29.89 inches
9 a.m. baro 29.78 inches
May 23rd There's an odd jump from 29.86 (3.00 AM) to 29.98 (4.00 AM). The baro at 5 AM is back to 29.91.
There's no mention of any baro adjustment.
May 25th HBMS Aurora was also in port
That completes May
shiplover wrote:Thu May 14, 2020 7:16 pm
Albatross June 1900
June 30 at anchor Dutch Harbor - ships; USRC Rush, SS Patterson, Steamer St Paul, USRC McCullough
Randi wrote:Fri May 15, 2020 2:41 pm July 1900
1st and 2nd - USRC McCulloch, USRC Rush, USC&GS Patterson mentioned
21st - At 11.10 [pm] half-masted our colors following the ships in harbor, on account of death on board the Whaler "Gayhead".
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 5_0148.jpg
22nd - USRC Rush sailed
Randi wrote:Fri May 15, 2020 2:53 am August, 1900
19th and 20th - USRC Perry mentioned.
25th - changed course frequently to avoid floating ice near Bishop Point. Ice from Taku glacier.
(also floating bales of hay from steamer wrecked on Horse Shoal - no way could I make that up!)
Whatever you do, or don't do, do not spit on the deck!
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 5_0176.jpg
Randi wrote:Wed May 13, 2020 6:17 pm October 1900
4 & 5 - USRC Grant mentioned
23 - USRC Perry mentioned