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Niskin bottle about to be deployed. The Niskin bottle is an improvement on the Nansen bottle patented by Shale Niskin in March 1966. Instead of a metal bottle sealed at one end, the 'bottle' is a tube, usually plastic to minimize contamination of the sample, and open to the water at both ends.
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (Norwegian: [ˈfrɪ̂tːjɔf ˈnɑ̀nsn̩]; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League.
Nansen, a 1940 children's biography of the explorer by Anna Gertrude Hall; Nansen (cat), ship's cat on Belgica during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in 1897–98; Nansen passport, internationally recognized identity cards first issued by the League of Nations to stateless refugees; Nansen bottle, an oceanographic sampling device
Pages in category "Fridtjof Nansen" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Mount Nansen (Yukon) Nansen bottle; Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land)
Pages in category "Bottles" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. ... Nansen bottle; New Year's bottle; Nipple confusion; P. Plastic bottle;
This is a list of bottle types, brands and companies. A bottle is a rigid container with a neck that is narrower than the body, and a "mouth". Bottles are often made of glass , clay , plastic , aluminum or other impervious materials, and are typically used to store liquids .
Fridtjof Nansen was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, explorer, and League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [3] and the award was established in honour of his work to support refugees. [4] Van Heuven Goedhart felt that creating an award would increase the world's attention to the needs of refugees and increase global refugee aid.
Ekman water bottle. The Ekman water bottle is a sea water temperature sample device. The cylinder is dropped at the desired depth, the trap door below is opened to let the water enter and then closed tightly. This can be repeated at different depths as each sample goes to a different chamber of the insulated bottle. [1]