Sound Fixing and Ranging channel
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
oceanographic feature
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:SOFAR_channel
|
| gptkbp:category |
physical oceanography
|
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
minimum sound speed layer
|
| gptkbp:depthAtEquator |
~1000 meters
|
| gptkbp:depthAtPoles |
near surface
|
| gptkbp:depthVariesBy |
latitude
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Maurice_Ewing
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1940s
|
| gptkbp:enables |
long-distance sound propagation
SOFAR bomb detection SOSUS system long-range whale calls |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
oceans
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sound Fixing and Ranging channel
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
thermocline
pycnocline |
| gptkbp:soundSpeedMinimumDueTo |
temperature and pressure balance
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
underwater acoustics
submarine communication marine mammal communication |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:SOFAR_channel
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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