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REDUCTION SONDES [2 records]

Record 1 1997-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Correction des valeurs des profondeurs mesurées pour obtenir les profondeurs rapportées au niveau de référence du levé hydrographique, compte tenu, entre autres, de la hauteur de la marée à l'instant de la mesure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 1981-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Is the adjustment of the soundings taken during a survey for the elevation of the water surface above (which is the usual case) or below sounding datum at the time the soundings were taken.

OBS

Definition based on the Hydrographic Dictionary, Part 1 Special Publication no 32 prepared by the IHO (International Hydrographic Organization), Monaco, 1974 and modified by the CTS (Cartographic Training and Standards), Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Opération qui consiste à corriger les valeurs des profondeurs mesurées pour tenir compte en particulier de la hauteur de la marée à l'instant sondage, rapportée au plan de référence. Le plus souvent l'expression "réduction des sondes" s'applique uniquement à la correction de marée à l'exclusion des autres corrections.

Spanish

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