Instrumentation of the original Suffolk Extensometer
By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
2002 (approx.)
Detailed Description
The original Suffolk Extensometer was installed in 1982, with a period of record extending up to 1995, when it was decommissioned.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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