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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Created: 2024-02-20T13:47:43

skos:notation: a2760f0f

acoustic Doppler current profilers  

DEFINITION

  • An acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) is a hydroacoustic current meter similar to a sonar, used to measure water current velocities over a depth range using the Doppler effect of sound waves scattered back from particles within the water column.

    Created: 2/20/24

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a2760f0f

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