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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANKTON |
Zooplankton or phytoplankton that is passively floating or drifting in a <WATERBODY>; plankton [MWCD, "plankton"]. |
876 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
AIRCRAFT_WRECKAGE |
Wreckage of an <AIRCRAFT> that is isolated, conspicuous, and can be used as a landmark. |
43 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEDIMENT |
Unconsolidated <MATERIAL> composed of <PARTICLE>s deposited from either a suspension in <AIR>, <ICE>, or <WATER> or from solution in <WATER>; sediment [SOED, "sediment", 3]. |
1081 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHEAR_LEGS |
Two or three spars standing on end and lashed together aloft that serve as a derrick or tripod to lift heavy weights, to step or lower <MAST>s or stacks, or for similar marine purposes; shear legs. |
1094 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AF041] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MARINE_LEADING_LIGHTS- _LINE F |
Two or more <LIGHT>s associated so as to form a <MARINE_LEADING_LINE> to be followed [S32, "light(s): leading"]. |
691 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
TOWED_ARTILLERY |
Towed <FIELD_ARTILLERY>. |
1254 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING_DATUM |
The vertical, typically tidal, <SURFACE_DATUM> to which <SOUNDING>s and <<HYDROGRAPHIC_DRYING_HEIGHT>>s are referenced; sounding datum. A sounding datum is usually taken to correspond to a low water stage of the <TIDE>. |
1142 |
IR |
[S57A, Attribute: VERDAT] |
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SUBM 2009/06/04 |
TROPICAL_CYCLONE_CENTRE |
The vertical axis of a <TROPICAL_CYCLONE>, usually defined by the <LOCATION> of minimum <<WIND_SPEED>> or minimum <<ATM_PRESSURE>>; tropical cyclone centre. In advisory products, the tropical cyclone centre refers to the centre <LOCATION> at the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. |
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IR |
[NHCG, "center"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CAVITATION |
The turbulent formation, generally mechanically induced and including growth and collapse, of bubbles in a fluid, occurring when the static pressure at any <LOCATION> in fluid flow is less than the fluid vapour pressure; cavitation. |
216 |
IR |
[SP35, "cavitation"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STRATOPAUSE F |
The top of the <TEMPERATURE_INVERSION_LAYER>, if it exists, that form the upper limit of the <STRATOSPHERE>; stratopause. |
1175 |
PR |
[WMO182, S3020, "stratopause"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
DYKE_TOP |
The top of a <DYKE>. |
360 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: DYKCRW] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _TERMINUS |
The terminus of a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE> at a <POWER_PLANT>, <POWER_SUBSTATION>, transformer, or receiving <FACILITY>. |
901 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MAP_LIMITS |
The spatial extent of the <REGION> represented by a <MAP>; map limits. |
681 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
DOCK |
The space between two <PIER>s; dock. A dock is also known as a slip. |
338 |
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[S32, "dock"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MAGNETOPAUSE |
The sharp <BOUNDARY> between a <MAGNETOSPHERE> and the <STELLAR_WIND>; magnetopause. |
665 |
IR |
[GMET, "magnetopause"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MARINE_WRECK |
The ruined remains of a stranded or sunken <VESSEL> that has been rendered useless; marine wreck. |
714 |
IR |
[S32, "wreck"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
RUBBLE |
The rubbish of decayed or demolished <STRUCTURE>s, especially including fragments of brick or of <ROCK>; rubble [SOED, "rubble", 1]. |
1032 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WADI_NEXUS |
The representation of one or more <WADI>s; wadi nexus. |
1341 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BANK |
The raised or sloping bank of <LAND> adjacent to a <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY>; waterbody bank. |
1352 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
BIOLUMINESCENCE |
The production of light without sensible heat by <LIVING_ORGANISM>s as a result of chemical reaction either within cells or organs or extracellulary in some form of secretion; bioluminescence. |
140 |
IR |
[SP35, "bioluminescence"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CATHOLIC_CATHEDRAL |
The principal <CHURCH> of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne; Catholic cathedral [SOED, "cathedral", B.1]. |
212 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
EARTH |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is third in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 149,6 million kilometres; Earth. |
362 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SATURN |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is sixth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 1 429,4 million kilometres; Saturn. |
1065 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
URANUS |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is seventh in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 2 875,0 million kilometres; Uranus. |
1310 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
VENUS |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is second in distance from the <SUN> with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 108,2 million kilometres; Venus. |
1328 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
NEPTUNE |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is normally eighth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 4 504,4 million kilometres; Neptune. |
807 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MARS |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is fourth in distance from the <SUN> with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 227,94 million kilometres; Mars. |
718 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
JUPITER F |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is fifth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 778,30 million kilometres; Jupiter. |
600 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MERCURY |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is closest to the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 57,91 million kilometres; Mercury. |
727 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCK_BASIN |
The portion of a <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK> bounded by <LOCK_GATE>s at each end; lock basin. |
645 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BI031] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STRUCTURE_PERIMETER |
The perimeter of a <STRUCTURE>. |
1185 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
TRACK_LINE |
The path of marine travel as drawn on a <MAP> together with the <SOUNDING>s and related information collected along that path; track line. |
1259 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BE040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MARINE_CHANNEL |
The part of a <WATERBODY> that is deep enough for navigation through a <WATERBODY_REGION> otherwise not suitable; marine channel. EXAMPLE The deepest part of a <RIVER>, <MARINE_BAY>, or <MARINE_STRAIT> through which the main <WATERBODY_CURRENT> flows. |
685 |
IR |
[BOWD, "GLOSSARY OF MARINE NAVIGATION", "channel", 1 and 2] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ROOM_CEILING |
The overhead inside lining or suspended undercovering of a <ROOM>; room ceiling [SOED, "ceiling", 4]. |
1022 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ROOF |
The outside upper covering of a <BUILDING>; roof [SOED, "roof", 1.a]. |
1019 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MOON |
The only <SATELLITE> of <EARTH>, with an orbital semi-major <<RADIUS>> of approximately 384 400 kilometres; Moon. |
761 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CAVITATION_NOISE |
The noise produced in a liquid by the collapse of bubbles that have been created by <CAVITATION>. |
217 |
IR |
[SP35, "cavitation noise"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORE |
The narrow <TERRAIN_STRIP> in immediate contact with a <WATERBODY>, including the <TRACT> between high and low water <LINE>s; shore. |
1100 |
PR |
[S32, "shore"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
MATERIAL |
The matter of which an <OBJECT> is or may be made; material [SOED, "material", b.1]. |
722 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD_BASE |
The lowest level in a specific <CLOUD> or <CLOUD_LAYER> where the <ATMOSPHERE> contains a perceptible quantity of <PARTICLE>s of the <CLOUD>; cloud base. |
249 |
IR |
[GMET, "cloud base"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERIC_D_REGION |
The lowest daytime <REGION> of the <IONOSPHERE> characterized by weak concentrations of ions and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>s of 50 and 90 kilometres; ionospheric D-region. An ionospheric D-region is also known as an ionospheric D-layer. |
588 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
AURORA_OVAL |
The locus of structured <AURORA> around each <PLANETARY_MAGNETIC_POLE> of the <EARTH>, roughly forming an oval band between 60 and 70 degrees latitude in both northern and southern hemispheres; aurora oval. |
114 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
BOUNDARY |
The limits of a <REGION>; that is, a <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <LOCATION>s characterized by the fact that any <LOCATION> included in the <NON_EMPTY_SET> is arbitrarily near to <LOCATION>s that are not contained in the given <REGION> as well as to <LOCATION>s that are contained in the given <REGION>; boundary. |
156 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
FLUID_BOUNDARY_LAYER |
The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a <SURFACE> where frictional forces control fluid flow; fluid boundary layer. |
447 |
IR |
[SP35, "boundary layer"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GROUND_COVER |
The layer formed by <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> as it accumulates on the <LAND>; snow ground cover. |
1128 |
IR |
[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_WATER_LINE |
The intersection of the plane of low water with the <SHORE>; the <LINE> along a <COAST> or <BEACH> to which the <SEA> recedes at low water; low water line. A low water line is also known as a drying line. |
658 |
PR |
[S32, "low water line"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD_TOP |
The highest level in a specific <CLOUD> or <CLOUD_LAYER> where the <ATMOSPHERE> contains a perceptible quantity of <PARTICLE>s of the <CLOUD>; cloud top. |
251 |
PR |
[WMO182, C1960, "cloud top"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
AERODROME_ELEVATION- _POINT |
The highest <LOCATION> of the landing area [IAN14, "landing area"] of an <AERODROME>; aerodrome elevation point. |
18 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB059] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ATTIC |
The highest <FLOOR_LEVEL> of a <BUILDING>, usually immediately under the <STRUCTURAL_BEAM>s of the <ROOF>, or a <ROOM> in this location; attic [SOED, "attic", B.2]. |
111 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CARGO |
The goods carried by a <VEHICLE>; cargo [SOED, "cargo", 1.a]. A cargo is also known as a load. |
203 |
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