St. Croix avis

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ing the center from which West Indian

weather forecasts are made. Reports are

daily sent to San Juan by agents in St.

Thomas, St. Kitis, Domiunica, Barbados,

Trinidad, the Duteh ¢overnment also

sending reports from Curscao and St.

Martin. The Dominican government co

operates with weather reports and it is

hoped that similar arrangements will be

established with Haiti.

Agriculturists, mariners, and aviators

benefit ¢reatly by an accurate know

ledge of weather conditions and to be

able to make more accurate surface fore

casts a few of the Weather Bureau

stations are making daily observations

in wind changes, its velocity and direc

tion, by means of bailcons.

The balloons used for these ohserva

tions are of a special type of a gray rub

ber weighing approximately 32 grems

when deflated. But few are manufac

tured, the Goodyear Rubber Company

producing the greater portion and a

Canadian firm the majority of the re

mainder. The srmy, navy, and scienti

fic bureaus are the largest purchasers.

At 7:00 A. M. each morning at tho?

San Juan station one of these ballggns

is infiated wiih hydroger and the Rro

cess, while simple, is most interesifpg

to wateh. Tne balloon is first weigfled

on delicate scales and then attachgd to

the top of a tank of hydrogen.} By

.mans of earelully calculated tabief the

scdntist in caarge caa tell e-—rt' how

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much gas is needed and, turning it on,

steps beck to cbserve the sinw swelling

of the iubber globe. Sometinie but very

infreguenily, these glcbes burst during

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

St. Croix avis. (1926). Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.], 1926-07-30. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84037526/1926-07-30/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: St. Croix avis, 1926-07-30.