Attention:

Please note that the Lacoste and Romberg Gravity Meter can only be operated upon request.

Summary

The LaCoste and Romberg gravity meter is used for tying of the data of marine gravity meter KSS 32 M into the international standard gravity network. It is small and portable and can therefore be used to measure relative gravity at absolute gravity points on land during port calls.

Manufacturer Lacoste and Romberg
Model
Serial No. 1031
Type gravimeter
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Contacts

Name Institution Role
Thorsten Eggers Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Engineer In Charge
Graeme Eagles Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Principal Investigator, Data Scientist

Position

Infodevice is located in on F-Deck, room F632
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Data logging, storage and archiving

Logged parameters

Parameter O2ARegistry Output Type Unit
Gravity gravity mGal
Acceleration acceleration m/s2

Rawdata storage on board

Data archiving on land

Documentation

The manuals are located in the Gravitymeter Room on board.