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Record 1 2003-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

A shipboard graphic recorder sends trigger pulses to the towfish. The towfish then emits a sound wave.

CONT

The transducer acts like a receiver, transforming the echo received into an electric signal which is processed by the graphic recorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

Sur le bateau, un enregistreur graphique envoie des impulsions messagères à la sonde sous-marine. La sonde émet alors une onde acoustique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Scientific Instruments
CONT

[Sound analyzers] are usually coupled to graphic recorders, so that a record of noise-level versus frequency is produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Instruments scientifiques
CONT

Mesure au moyen d'une chaîne comprenant le sonomètre de précision normalisé suivi par un enregistreur graphique.

Spanish

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