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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geological Prospecting
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corer
1, record 1, English, corer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ocean-bottom sampler that is a metal or plastic cylinder or box, lowered by cable and driven into the ocean floor by impact of attached weights. 2, record 1, English, - corer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Currently, sediment samples are obtained by samplers that gather deposits from the top few centimeters and by corers that penetrate the sea floor for centimeters to meters and extract the material for analysis. 3, record 1, English, - corer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coring is a technique used to bring sediments from the seafloor up to the surface for analysis. 4, record 1, English, - corer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Prospection géologique
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carottier
1, record 1, French, carottier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de prélèvement en épaisseur d'un échantillon de sédiment meuble, ou carotte. 2, record 1, French, - carottier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les carottiers : ce sont des cylindres rigides et lestés, enfoncés par percussion dans les fonds meubles. On retire une «carotte» de sédiment, conservée dans une gaine en matière plastique («Afcodur»). 3, record 1, French, - carottier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le carottage est une technique utilisée afin de prélever des sédiments superficiels des fonds marins. 4, record 1, French, - carottier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
- Prospección geológica
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sacamuestras
1, record 1, Spanish, sacamuestras
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sacatestigos 2, record 1, Spanish, sacatestigos
correct, masculine noun
- sacamuestra 3, record 1, Spanish, sacamuestra
masculine noun
- testiguero 1, record 1, Spanish, testiguero
masculine noun
- tomamuestras 1, record 1, Spanish, tomamuestras
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Todo aparato propio para obtener muestras del suelo más o menos profundas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sacamuestras
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