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XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004 - GFZ

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1965 • Absolute gravity-link measurements by means of pendulums between<br />

Potsdam and station Mirny, Antarctica, by Claus Elstner, GIP.<br />

• Measurement of solid Earth tides in Antarctica by Hans Wirth, GIP.<br />

6.3 The MMOP<br />

• The MMOP plays an important role in the preparations for the GSPE 1901-03<br />

by co-ordinating the synchronous magnetic observations at 5 antarctic and one<br />

arctic expedition. Training of the participating German geomagnetists and<br />

meteorologists.<br />

• Meeting of expedition heads in 1901 at the MMOP to agree about data<br />

formats and observation dates:<br />

William S. Bruce (Scotland), Otto Nordenskjöld (Sweden), Horacio Ballvé<br />

(Argentina), Robert F. Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Louis C. Bernacchi (Britain)<br />

• Bernacchi used at Mc. Murdo Sound MMOP <strong>ESC</strong>HENBACH field variometers<br />

and recording units produced by the Potsdam firm of O. Toepfer.<br />

• The same instruments were used by Alfred WEGENER during the<br />

Danmark Expedition 1906-08 in Northeast Grönland.<br />

Peter Bormann <strong>XXIX</strong> <strong>ESC</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Assembly</strong>, <strong>Sept</strong>. <strong>12</strong>-<strong>17</strong>, <strong>2004</strong>

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