Camp at Bettles, Alaska. Just above the Arctic Circle

Camp haircut at Pop Lake

Beach erosion studies. As property values increased, beach erosion studies became important. Raymond Stanton Patton, Director of C&GS 1929-1938, was a pioneer in this field

Beach erosion studies. As property values increased, beach erosion studies became important. Raymond Stanton Patton, Director of C&GS 1929-1938, was a pioneer in this field

Tsunami inundating Hilo, Hawaii. Note man on pier. This disaster provided impetus for C&GS to establish tsunami warning system

Tsunami warning station established at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Many warning stations established at permanent tide station installations

Time lines for tsunami paths from various epicenters to Hawaii.

Earthquake uplift at McLeod Harbor, Montague Island. C&GS surveys followed Good Friday Alaska earthquake of 1964. 31 feet of uplift necessitated resurveys of many areas. Investigations off of HODGSON

Current buoys with lights, radar reflectors, and F.M. transceivers. C&GS surveys followed Good Friday Alaska earthquake of 1964. Current surveys conducted with hydrographic surveys. Investigations off of HODGSON

Landslide scar at Hanning Bay. C&GS surveys followed Good Friday Alaska earthquake of 1964. Earthquake triggered landslide in Hanning Bay. Investigations off of HODGSON

Gravity observations with Worden Gravimeter. This instrument used for land ties for marine gravity surveys. Off of LESTER JONES

Deployment of experimental deepsea tide gauge. Off the EXPLORER in the Gulf Stream

Deployment of experimental deepsea tide gauge. Off the EXPLORER in the Gulf Stream

IXTOC 1 oil well blowout in Bay of Campeche. Oil spill studied by RESEARCHER

IXTOC 1 oil well blowout from helicopter platform on RESEARCHER

Snarled anchor cable and current meter cables. Sometimes things go seriously wrong. Current studies in SE Alaska

Current pole on the PATTERSON.

Price Current Meter used on the SURVEYOR.

Ekman Current Meter used on the SURVEYOR.

Albert J. "Hoskie" Hoskinson helping deploy bi-filar current meter. Current party of Ralph W. Woodworth, lower left. Current studies in Boston Harbor. Newspaper clipping from Boston Post, June 20, 1926

Scaling the tapes from recording current meters. Working on the OCEANOGRAPHER.

Test designs for buoys for Roberts Radio Current Meters. Buoy designs by Elliott B. Roberts. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Simulated 10.8 knot current as buoy streamed from bow of test vessel. Buoy design for Roberts Radio Current Meter. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Simulated 6.4 knot current as buoy streamed from bow of test vessel. Buoy design for Roberts Radio Current Meter. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Components of Roberts Radio Current Meter. This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Roberts Radio Current Meter ready to be deployed. This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Streamlined buoy and Roberts Radio Current Meter ready for deployment. This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Preparing a streamlined buoy for planting with Roberts Radio Current Meter. Inventor Elliott B. Roberts kneeling next to buoy. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Different configurations of Roberts Radio Current Meter. This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Streamlined buoy with Roberts Radio Current Meter. This meter was invented by Elliott B. Roberts. It was the first current system to telemeter current information. Buoy telemetry was an outgrowth of RAR radio-sono-buoy technology. Tests conducted on LESTER JONES

Oops!!! Buoy pulled under by strong currents under Golden Gate Bridge. In spite of the best laid plans, sometimes things go awry. Photo #1 of sequence

There!!! That's better. This time the buoy is staying above water. Buoy in Golden Gate - Alcatraz Island in background. Photo #2 of sequence

Roberts Radio Current Meter ready for deployment in Akutan Pass.

Streamlined buoy with Roberts Radio Current Meter. Ready for deployment in Akutan Pass

Streamlined buoy with Roberts Radio Current Meter. Deployed in Unalga Pass

Full-crew effort to recover current meter buoy. Even the cook was involved. Off of WAINRIGHT. Photo #2 of sequence

Full-crew effort to launch current meter buoy. Off of WAINRIGHT. Photo #1 of sequence

Recovery of current buoy from approach to nearly on deck. Off of WAINRIGHT. Photo #3 of sequence

Current meter buoy being deployed from the EXPLORER

Current meter buoy being lowered to the rail. Off of PATHFINDER

Installing current meter at Cape Seniavin. Off of PATHFINDER

Current meter at Cape Seniavin installed by PATHFINDER.

Emerson E. Jones checking the wire angle with a 3-arm protractor. Over-the-side operations on the MARMER

Buoy in tow from the MARMER. Towing buoy to station location

Current buoy in strong currents in Charleston Harbor. Station established by the MARMER

C. William Hayes' first command. Just kidding - checking batteries and electronics package

Deploying a current meter from the MARMER. Working off the MARMER

Gabby - the talking current buoy. Gabby getting a new face for a Norfolk, Virginia, open house. MARMER hosted open house for general public. Article appeared in Norfolk Ledger-Star on November 13, 1963

Current buoys on deck on the FERREL for Maine project.

Current buoy and meter being deployed in Penobscot Bay. Deployment off of FERREL