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deprecated concept > secchi depth

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secchi depth  

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Definition

  • n. is a measure of water trasparency in oceans and lakes. N. is measured by Secchi disk created in 1865 by Pietro Angelo Secchi. Secchi disk is a circular disk mounted on a pole or line, and the depth at which the pattern on the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water.

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Entry terms

  • secchi

Note

  • [controlled by ] Alessandro Oggioni 23.05.2013 , "[controlled by ] Alessandro Oggioni 23.05.2013

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_490

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