26/01 2016
Meteorological observatory Skalnaté Pleso
Written by Marián Ostrožlík | Published in: Skalnaté Pleso |
Short history of meteorological observatory.
The history of observatory can be divided into four main phases:
1st period 1939-1943
meteorological measurements were conducted in the building of funicular and hotel Encian
2nd period 1943-1960
meteorological station was moved into the new building of Astronomical observatory
3rd period 1961-1962
meteorological measurements were conducted by astronomical observers on Astronomical observatory.
4th period after 1962
since September 1962 meteorological observatory is under administration of firstly Laboratory of Meteorology and Climatology of Slovak Academy of Sciences and lately Geophysical Institute SAS, currently (since July 2015) Geophysical Division of Earth Science Institute SAS.
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