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Operating nephelometer used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) for work on Arctic Haze studies, 1970s
Order an ImageThis device was one of the first operational nephelometers designed by Dr. Robert Charlson (1936-2021) at the University of Washington and used by NOAA for work on Arctic Haze studies in the 1970s. The nephelometer measured the spatial distribution of smog and haze from human activity and would be attached to an airplane to capture data in flight. Robert Charlson was a research engineer at Boeing, an atmospheric and climate scientist, a professor at the University of Washington, and a pioneer in the field of climate change.
ID Number: 2020.22.1
Date: Circa 1970
Physical Description: 1 Instrument, Meteorological; plastic, metal; 46.5 in.H x 7 in.W x 6 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2020.22.1
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