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Record 1 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dredging
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

For further information, use (in addition to the gravity corer) instruments such as the Vibracore, which can take longer core samples, or the REMOTS, which takes in situ photographs of marine sediment.

CONT

Penetration of the gravity corer is a direct indicator of material density.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Outre l'utilisation de l'échantillonneur à gravité de type Benthos, compléter l'information avec des instruments tels le Vibracore qui permet d'avoir de plus longues carottes d'échantillon ou le «Remots» qui permet de prendre une photographie in situ des sédiments marins.

CONT

Ces profondeurs de pénétration du carottier à gravité sont des indicateurs direct de la densité des matériaux.

Key term(s)
  • échantillonneur à gravité Benthos

Spanish

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