Manuscripts, New Zealand Storms
Maker
Grant, Patrick John
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Production date
1998
Object detail
Brief Description
Folder of manuscripts attributed to Patrick Grant regarding information on storms and shipwrecks throughout New Zealand history.
a) Letter from Keith of National Institute of Water and Air (NIWA) to Patrick Grant regarding storm frequencies and historical documents enclosed. Dated 27 February 1998. Printed on NIWA letterhead.
b) List of known shipwrecks in New Zealand history including date, location, name of ship, tonnage, cause and vessel type.
c) List of storms with date, storm type, wind direction, Beaufort scale rating, observed wind, windspeed and persistence data.
d) Letter from Patrick Grant to Keith of NIWA regarding storms along the East Coast of New Zealand dated 19 February 1998.
e) Letter from Keith of NIWA to Patrick Grant regarding plots of the Southern Oscillation Index (sun spot cycles) dated 20 September 1997. Includes data charts from 1750 to 1997.
a) Letter from Keith of National Institute of Water and Air (NIWA) to Patrick Grant regarding storm frequencies and historical documents enclosed. Dated 27 February 1998. Printed on NIWA letterhead.
b) List of known shipwrecks in New Zealand history including date, location, name of ship, tonnage, cause and vessel type.
c) List of storms with date, storm type, wind direction, Beaufort scale rating, observed wind, windspeed and persistence data.
d) Letter from Patrick Grant to Keith of NIWA regarding storms along the East Coast of New Zealand dated 19 February 1998.
e) Letter from Keith of NIWA to Patrick Grant regarding plots of the Southern Oscillation Index (sun spot cycles) dated 20 September 1997. Includes data charts from 1750 to 1997.
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Production date
1998
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Media/Materials description
Printed and handwritten ink and pencil on paper.
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Measurements
Largest documents: Height x Width: 305 x 295mm
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Credit line
from the estate of Patrick J Grant
Other number(s)
m2010/99/34, 87376
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