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Water-level gauge

Servicing a clockwork water-level gauge in New Zealand in 1980s

Servicing a clockwork water-level gauge in Tauranga Harbour in the 1980s. Information from harbour gauges is important for modelling harbour circulation. Bubbler pressure gauges have now largely replaced clockwork gauges.

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Rights: Dr Willem de Lange
Published: 2 May 2011Size: 48.32 KB
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