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HYPERBOLIC LINE POSITION [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

To produce a fix, the observer must obtain a similar hyperbolic line of position generated by another master-secondary pair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

The time difference in reception of pulses from several stations establishes a hyperbolic line of position which may be identified on a LORAN chart.

Key term(s)
  • Loran chart

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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