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METERS SEA WATER [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-07-11

English

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

A sound transmission channel produced in sea water by a combination of pressure and temperature changes in the depth range between 2500 and 15, 000 feet(750 and 4500 meters) ;utilized by sonar systems.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Sea ice that has survived only one summer's melt; it is thicker(2 meters or more) and less dense than first-year ice and therefore stands higher out of the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

Cette glace de deuxième année est plus épaisse et moins dense que la glace de première année.

Spanish

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