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From: troach@netcom.COM (Tom Roach)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Oceanographic measurements
Summary: How are data transmitted from a depth of 5000 meters?
Keywords: Soviet measurement oceanography
Message-ID: <1991Jun8.183705.5381@netcom.COM>
Date: 8 Jun 91 18:37:05 GMT
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I picked up some traffic from a Soviet research vessel which transmitted
measurements such as temperature, salinity, speed of sound, etc. from 
depths between the surface and 5,000 meters.  Just how does one makes 
such measurements and how are they sent to the surface from such a great
depth?

Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this mesaage.  Please redirect
me as required.

Tom Roach