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état > état de la mer

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Created: 2020-07-15T16:23:57.6+02:00

état de la mer  

DEFINITION

  • In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and power spectrum. (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_84bed513

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