Not exact matches
Other measurements were taken at the inlet for the intake of water to cool the ship's engine; these are likely to be
biased towards
warmer temperatures because of heating from the engine -
room
When all the data come from cool -
biased buckets, a positive adjustment is required; when they come from
warm -
biased engine
room intakes, a negative adjustment is required.
The change in country of origin in August 1945 is important for two reasons: first, in August 1945 US ships relied mainly on engine
room intake measurements whereas UK ships used primarily uninsulated bucket measurements, and second, engine
room intake measurements are generally
biased warm relative to uninsulated bucket measurements.