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bouteille à renversement [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
DEF

A bottlelike water-sampling device with valves at both ends that is lowered into the water by wire; at the desired depth it is activated by a messenger which strikes the reversing mechanism and inverts the bottle, closing the valves and trapping the water sample inside.

OBS

This bottle is named for its designer, Fridtjof Nansen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Bouteille équipée d'un dispositif de renversement dont le déclenchement assure simultanément et au même niveau, un prélèvement d'eau et des mesures de température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Instrumento para toma de muestras de agua marina en profundidad.

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