Aluminium tape used for recording rainfall, 1959

Made:
1959 in United Kingdom

Two spools of aluminium rainfall record tape, unsigned, United Kingdom, dated 8 June 1959. This relates to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1997-935
Materials:
aluminium (metal) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
each tape: 25 mm 29 mm, .03kg
type:
rainfall record
credit:
Cornford, Stan G