Perret report on Montserrat activity - 8th January 1937
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Title
Perret report on Montserrat activity - 8th January 1937
Subject
Report on Montserrat activity
Description
- Seismic activity, only a few felt earthquakes during his visit.
- Seismometer used to detect them.
- Points to lunar cycle as potential explanation for activity.
- Temperature - Bristol thermometer corroded, slow decline in temperatures at Gages.
- Chemical activity intense due to lack of water in the gorge H2S levels lower.
- Suspected increase in CO2
- White deposits at Gages.
- Signs indicate progressive decline of activity use of an experimental gas recorder.
- Moving the seismometer to Martinique.
Creator
Carnegie Institution for Science
Publisher
Carnegie Institution for Science
Date
8th January 1937
Contributor
Frank Perret
Rights
Frank Perret correspondence provided by the Carnegie Institution for Science Archives.
Materials were digitised and made available by the Curating Crises project with permission from the Carnegie Institution for Science.
The Carnegie Institution for Science holds copyright, ownership and title for all materials.
Materials were digitised and made available by the Curating Crises project with permission from the Carnegie Institution for Science.
The Carnegie Institution for Science holds copyright, ownership and title for all materials.
Format
TIFF
Language
English
Type
Scientific Report
Identifier
Curating_Crises_#144
Digitised from the Carnegie Institution for Science Archives, entry "Perret, F. A., 1936-1939"
Coverage
Seismo-volcanic crisis - Montserrat 1937
Scientific Report Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
8th January 1937
To
Governor of the Leeward Islands, Antigua - January 1937
Files
Collection
Citation
Carnegie Institution for Science, “Perret report on Montserrat activity - 8th January 1937,” Curating Crises, accessed April 21, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/144.
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