water samples – Lighthouse Memories

Reprint – The Lighthouses of British Columbia

October 27, 2012Amphitrite, differences, lighthouse, litehouse, method, Race Rocks, salinity, water samplesAnti-Automation, Environment, Equipment, History, Information, Lighthouses, On The Job, Reprint, Water SamplesretlkprLeave a Comment

In February 2012 I wrote an article on the seawater sample collecting from the BC lighthouses here My story discussed the duties and .trials a lightkeeper had while obtaining the samples. This story details the use of the information collected from a scientist’s point of view. ******************************** The Lighthouses of British Columbia Posted on October 15, 2012 by amandakahn by […]

The Awfully Long Thermometer!

February 20, 2012Aqua, lighthouse, litehouse, observations, satellite, thermometer, water samples, water temperatureAutomation, Equipment, Government, Information, Lighthouses, On The Job, Storms, USA, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

In an earlier story I wrote about how the lighthouse keepers have been doing sea water samples since the early 1930s – some of the oldest observations on the BC coast! Now, with satellites we can get different temperatures of the sea – Sea Surface Temperatures for one – similar to what the lightkeepers do, […]

Ocean Water Samples

February 17, 2012bottles, danger, hydrometer, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, Quatsino, thermometer, water samplesAdult Memories, Equipment, Fisheries and Oceans, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The Job, Storms, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the duties of a lighthouse keeper on some stations, was to do a daily Sea Water sample. It was started very early on (see the story here), before the advent of Global warming, and the observed data has been beneficial in many ways as you will see at the bottom.. In the above-mentioned […]

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