MARITIME METEOROLOGY OBSERVATORY OF CONSTANTA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Maritime Meteorology Observatory of
Constanta
DATE
ACQU I RED
DATE OF INFORMATION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 189 SECTIONS 71113
AND 794; OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 19
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION CF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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Professor (mu) Mosoiu? the director of the Maritime Meteorology
Observatory of Constanta, was engaged in a research project he
called "finding the solar force". For this purpose Moloiu kept
a porcelain white globe in his office at the Observatory. This
globe was about 10 cm in diameter and had a thermometer attached to
it. Mosoiu made his experiments with this globe once or twice
during each annual season. He Aould set the globe in the sun for
about 10 to 15 minutes around 1000 hours and 1600 hours of the
same day. He did this in order to take the sun temperature9
the expression "Variatie Solara" (sr
variation) once when the sun temperature was being taken. While
taking the sun temperature, Mosoiu consulted a book which
was printed in the French language0
the book seemed to be about 15 by 10 cm,
with about 200 pages. This book was kept locked up by Mosoiu when
not used. The data he Obtained from his experiments was sent to
the Central Meteorological Institute in Bucharest. Mosoiu, con-
ducted his experiments alone.
2. Mosoiu was also interested in solar and lunar exlipses. During
the moon eclipse in Constanta (summer of 1950), Mosoiu took the
duration of the eclipse and other data. For this purpose he used
a night theodolite. The information Obtained was also sent to the
Central Meteorological Institute in Bucharesta
3. All the personnel of the Meteorological Observatory were urged to
obtain data on rime deposited on wires etc. This data was to be
taken at the time of occurrence or immediately afterward. Information
desired was: exact place of occurrence; hour and minute observation;
duration and thickness of deposits. This information was sent to
the Central Meteorological Institute. A printed card, 13 by 9 cm
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?issued by the institute was available for this -.purpose. The
required data were entered on the card according to the pre-
viously established meteorological code, and the card was mailed
in an envelope. The above data could also be sent by radio
with the meteorological report.. Below is my reproduction of this
card, he second card is the English translationz/
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REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA
INSTITUTAL METEO CENTRAL
SECTIA STIINTIFICA
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DATE ASUPRA FENOMENELOR
DE AGRAVARE
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RUMANIAN POPULAR REPUBLIC
CENTRAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
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Data concerning fenomenua
of (weather) worsening
Rime .
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Snow movement'
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Signature.
Address'
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Central Meteorological
Institute
Bucharest
Street
Under the "Snow movement" heading, information on snow being moved
around by wind was required, Data was required on time, place and
quantity of snow being deposited.
In each locality of Rumania, one person was designated to take
meteorological data for the Central Meteorological Institute. For
this additional duty he received a small salary. This information,
it was said, was necessary in order to help agricultural operations.
The system was inaugurated at about the same time the Soviet
Meteorological Code was introduced in Rumania (about 1947).
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The Constanta Meteorological Observatory alsO took data, (under
Mosolu's supervision) on sea phenomena. It included: date on
sea temperature, height of waves and direction of waves, Visibility
? and condition of the sea was taken by the observers, section
? shortly before 0800 and 2000 hours. The visibility andcon-
dition of the sea was taken every three hours (0800,1100, 1400
1700 etc). Ocean data was Obtained on the sea shore near the
observatory. This data, and precipitation data, was transmitted
to Bucharest by radio in meteorological code (five group cipheW
at 0800 and 2000 hours each day. The data on Bea visibility
And condition was transmitted every three hours, continuously.
The data on cloud formation, composition, variation and height
was Also taken and transmitted to Butehareat every three hours by the
same procedure.
The Constanta Observatory did not have laboratory facilities. It
did, however, have a .meteorological laboratory, which was located
in the Central Meteorological Institute in Bucharest. The
Constanta Observatory was equipped with the following instruments:
One teodolite (of German manufacture)
Three barographs (of French manufacture)
One anemoscope electrically operated-of French manufacture)
One anemometer in meters/Second - of French manufacture)
Two chronometers (watch size - probably of German manufacture)
Hydrogen cylinders (about 50 - for filling weather balloons.
The cylinders were kUrnanian manufactured, and about 1.50-JIL
long. and 12 cm diameter)
Weather balloons (yellow and red colors - of Soviet, German
and French manufacture)
? One helidgraph
All the above equipment was old, Promises were made however by
the Central Institute to obtain soon new "superior" Soviet
instruments,
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7. During-the current five years plan (begun at the end of 1949) the
?Constanta Meteorological Observatory will be expanded. It was
stated, that this observatory will be the second largest in the country
(the largest is the Baneasa/Bucharest Observatory). The
Observatory has been promised a laboratory, one more transmitter
to work exclusively with the sea vessels, one sea vessel for
scientific dOservationg? one aircraft for weather Observations,
-Special instruments, more personnel and a new building, whIch
will include emarters for the personnel. None of these ,
promises had been fullfilled as of December 1950,
B. The Constanta Observatory was connected only with the Central
Meteorological Institute in Bucharest. The Constanta Observatory
furnished-weather data to the city and county popular councils,to
? the 'Chamberof Commerce, the Chamber of Agriculture and Navy,
Rumanian and Soviet Air Forces, Merchant Marine (SOVROM) and Civil
Air Line (TARS).
During Visir L th6 :Thstitarte was 7 firlailt i413.7 Mappolorted .ty :biheAdr
and Navy Ministries,. After the war the Institute was supported
Agencies to which it transmitted Meteorological data,
at the end of 1949, that beginning with the next five
yea plan the Meteorological Institute will have its own budget.
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