Figure 33

Figure 33. Meteorological register used with hydrogen weather balloons flown from the PRINCESSE ALICE II on April 5, 1905 from a station north of Corsica. The balloons and register attained a height of 8000 meters before the balloons burst and the instruments were parachuted to the sea for recovery and reading. Readings from two temperature sensors and a pressure sensor were recorded.

Photo Category: Oceanography
Photo Location: North of Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
Photo Date: 1905 4 April