Current station

Current station

(1) The geographic locations at which measurements of current are made. (2) The facilities used to make measurements of current at a particular site. These may include a buoy, ground tackle, current meters, recording devices and radio transmitter.

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Industry/Domain: Earth science
Category: Mapping science
Company: American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
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