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saturation dive [3 records]

Record 1 1997-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Technique de plongée qui consiste à amener et à maintenir le plongeur, tout le temps de l'opération, à des pressions correspondant à la profondeur d'intervention, pour éviter les remontées intermédiaires et les délais de décompression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Buceo (Deportes)
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Record 2 1993-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Motorized Sports
DEF

Diving in which the tissues exposed to high pressure at great ocean depths for 24 hours become saturated with gases, especially inert gases, thereby reaching a new equilibrium state.

OBS

The decompression time remains the same regardless of how long the person remains at that depth.

Key term(s)
  • saturation dive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
  • Sports motorisés

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Ces expériences de plongée simulée à saturation ont eu lieu dans l'hydrosphère du CNEXO [Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans].

Spanish

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