scattering layer

A concentrated layer of marine organisms found in most oceanic waters that reflects and scatters sound waves, as from sonar. The layer is of varying composition and can include both plankton and nekton (free-swimming organisms such as copepods, krill, and small fish). Scattering layers, which may occur at more than one depth in the same location, typically move upward at night to feed on phytoplankton and downward during the day, as deep as 1,000 m (3,280 ft), probably to escape predators. Also called deep scattering layer

Words nearby scattering layer

scatter diagram, scattered, scattergood, scatter-gun, scattering, scattering layer, scatter pin, scatter rug, scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty

单词	scattering layer
释义	scattering layer A concentrated layer of marine organisms found in most oceanic waters that reflects and scatters sound waves, as from sonar. The layer is of varying composition and can include both plankton and nekton (free-swimming organisms such as copepods, krill, and small fish). Scattering layers, which may occur at more than one depth in the same location, typically move upward at night to feed on phytoplankton and downward during the day, as deep as 1,000 m (3,280 ft), probably to escape predators. Also called deep scattering layer Words nearby scattering layer scatter diagram, scattered, scattergood, scatter-gun, scattering, scattering layer, scatter pin, scatter rug, scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看	arc second arcsin arc sine arc spectrum arc tan arc tangent arctation arctic arctic char arctic circle arctic daisy arctic fox arctic hare arctic monkeys arctic ocean arcticologist arcticology arctic red river arctic seal arctic stream arctic tern arctic willow arctic zone arctiid arctogaea