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OAS insttype Detail for inverted echo sounder (IES)
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Term: inverted echo sounder (IES)
Description: A ocean bottom-moored instrument that measures the vertical acoustical travel time round-trip from the sea floor to the sea surface and back.
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Keydate: 2005-08-17 13:54:48.865288+00
Editdate: 2005-08-17 13:54:49.402256+00