Tools of an Oceanographer

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This are the tools oceanograhers use.

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A-Level Marine Science

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nansen bottle

used to collet water samples at depth

<p>used to collet water samples at depth</p>
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secchi disk

to estimate the transparency of the water

<p>to estimate the transparency of the water</p>
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Tritation apparatus

equipment used to measure and mix solutions in a titration process.

<p>equipment used to measure and mix solutions in a titration process.</p>
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plankton net

used to catch plankton and small organisms

<p>used to catch plankton and small organisms</p>
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trawl

type of net used for fishing, dragged through water to catch fish.

<p> type of net used for fishing, dragged through water to catch fish.</p>
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seine

large fishing net that is cast around an area and then pulled in to catch fish.

<p>large fishing net that is cast around an area and then pulled in to catch fish.</p>
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drift bottle

a bottle with a message inside that is set adrift to be found by someone else.

<p>a bottle with a message inside that is set adrift to be found by someone else.</p>
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corer

tool used to collect samples of sediment or soil from the seafloor.

<p>tool used to collect samples of sediment or soil from the seafloor.</p>
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piston corer

tool used to extract a core sample of sediment from the seafloor by using a piston mechanism to push a sample tube into the sediment.

<p> tool used to extract a core sample of sediment from the seafloor by using a piston mechanism to push a sample tube into the sediment.</p>

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