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Preferred term

mooring

Definition

  • (in oceanography) collection of devices, connected to a wire and anchored on the sea floor for the purpose of measuring ocean currents. (in watercraft) permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured.

Broader concept

Note

  • [source of definition ] wikipedia" , "[controlled by ] Neagu Stefan 31/05/13

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20304

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