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The '''German Meteor expedition''' was an [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] expedition |
The '''German Meteor expedition''' ([[German_language|German]]: ''Deutsche Atlantik Expedition'') was an [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] expedition that explored the [[South Atlantic]] ocean from the equatorial region to [[Antarctica]] in 1925–1927. Depth soundings, water temperature studies, water samples, studies of marine life and atmospheric observations were conducted.<ref name=Stein/> |
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==Expedition== |
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The survey vessel [[Meteor (1915)|Meteor]] left [[Wilhelmshaven]] on 16 April 1925 with [[Alfred Merz]] in charge of the expedition and under the command of [[Captain (naval)|naval captain]] Fritz Spieß.<ref name=DHI/> |
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The ship zigzaged between [[Africa]] and [[South America]] and took cross sections of the South Atlantic between 20° North and 60° South. In January 1926 the [[Strait of Magellan]] was transited; in March the same year a [[seamount]] was found and named ''Meteor Bank'' ({{Coord|48|16|S|08|16|E|}}). In June 1926 Merz was hospitalised at the German Hospital in Buenos Aires and died there 25 August 1926. The overall lead was assumed by the ship's captain Spieß, while [[Georg Wüst]] became chief oceanographer.<ref name=DHI/> |
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The expedition returned to Wilhelmshaven on 2 June 1927.<ref name=DHI/> In the course of the venture 67,000 depth soundings were made and more than 67,000 [[nautical mile]]s sailed and more than 800 [[weather balloon]]s were launched.<ref name=DHI/> |
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==Results== |
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The ''Meteor'' was equipped with early [[sonar]] equipment with which it produced the first detailed survey of the south Atlantic ocean floor. The survey established that the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] was continuous through the South Atlantic and continued into the [[Indian Ocean]] beyond [[Cape of Good Hope]].<ref name=Stein/> |
The ''Meteor'' was equipped with early [[sonar]] equipment with which it produced the first detailed survey of the south Atlantic ocean floor. The survey established that the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] was continuous through the South Atlantic and continued into the [[Indian Ocean]] beyond [[Cape of Good Hope]].<ref name=Stein/> |
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<ref name=Stein>{{cite web |url = http://ipy.arcticportal.org/ipy-blogs/item/831-a-victory-in-peace-the-german-atlantic-expedition-1925-27|title = A Victory in Peace: The German Atlantic Expedition 1925-27|author = Glenn |
<ref name=Stein>{{cite web |url = http://ipy.arcticportal.org/ipy-blogs/item/831-a-victory-in-peace-the-german-atlantic-expedition-1925-27|title = A Victory in Peace: The German Atlantic Expedition 1925-27|author = Stein, Glenn N.|date = 9 June 2007|work = ipy.arcticportal.org|publisher = IPY International Programme Office c/o British Antarctic Survey|accessdate = 17 September 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=DHI>{{cite web|url = http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschungsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/Meteor_1924_1939.jsp|title = Geschichte der ersten Meteor|author = |date = 10 March 2011|work = www.bsh.de|publisher = Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency)|language = German|trans_title = History of the first Meteor|accessdate = 19 September 2011|quote= shortend version from: Fritz Nieder, Willy Schroeder: Seevermessung - 25 Jahre im Deutschen Hydrographischen Institut (1945-1970), DHI, Hamburg 1971}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:22, 19 September 2011
The German Meteor expedition (German: Deutsche Atlantik Expedition) was an oceanographic expedition that explored the South Atlantic ocean from the equatorial region to Antarctica in 1925–1927. Depth soundings, water temperature studies, water samples, studies of marine life and atmospheric observations were conducted.[1]
Expedition
The survey vessel Meteor left Wilhelmshaven on 16 April 1925 with Alfred Merz in charge of the expedition and under the command of naval captain Fritz Spieß.[2]
The ship zigzaged between Africa and South America and took cross sections of the South Atlantic between 20° North and 60° South. In January 1926 the Strait of Magellan was transited; in March the same year a seamount was found and named Meteor Bank (48°16′S 08°16′E / 48.267°S 8.267°E). In June 1926 Merz was hospitalised at the German Hospital in Buenos Aires and died there 25 August 1926. The overall lead was assumed by the ship's captain Spieß, while Georg Wüst became chief oceanographer.[2]
The expedition returned to Wilhelmshaven on 2 June 1927.[2] In the course of the venture 67,000 depth soundings were made and more than 67,000 nautical miles sailed and more than 800 weather balloons were launched.[2]
Results
The Meteor was equipped with early sonar equipment with which it produced the first detailed survey of the south Atlantic ocean floor. The survey established that the mid-Atlantic ridge was continuous through the South Atlantic and continued into the Indian Ocean beyond Cape of Good Hope.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Stein, Glenn N. (9 June 2007). "A Victory in Peace: The German Atlantic Expedition 1925-27". ipy.arcticportal.org. IPY International Programme Office c/o British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Geschichte der ersten Meteor". www.bsh.de (in German). Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency). 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
shortend version from: Fritz Nieder, Willy Schroeder: Seevermessung - 25 Jahre im Deutschen Hydrographischen Institut (1945-1970), DHI, Hamburg 1971
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