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SECCHI DISC [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

Secchi disk: an item in the "Chemical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

Key term(s)
  • Secchi disc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

disque de Secchi : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement, chimie» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Key term(s)
  • disque Secchi

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A usually [black and] white disk, 30 centimeters in diameter, used to measure the water transparency or clarity of seawater by lowering the disk into the water horizontally and noting the greatest depth at which it can be visually detected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Instrument [...] dont le principe est de mesurer la transparence de l'eau en évaluant la profondeur de disparition d'un disque peint de secteurs noirs et blancs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Disco blanco y negro de más de 30 cm de diámetro utilizado en el análisis de turbidez y transparencia de las aguas.

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