deep scattering layer
A layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense…A layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense concentrations of pelagic animal life, that moves depending on the time of day, up at night and down during the day. It sometimes appear as if it were the seabed on sonar scopes, due to the density of life in the layer.
» The deep layers of the ocean are still almost unexplored.
Глубинные слои океана до сих пор почти не исследованы.
Meaning
1 sensesA layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense concentrations of pelagic animal life, that moves depending on the time of day, up at night and down during the day. It sometimes appear as if it were the seabed on sonar scopes, due to the density of life in the layer.
Examples
3 sentencesThe deep layers of the ocean are still almost unexplored.
ruГлубинные слои океана до сих пор почти не исследованы. — Ivanovb
The upper ocean has warmed up much more than deeper layers.
The city was completely enshrouded in a deep layer of clouds produced by pollution.
Origin
From being a layer of the ocean that lies deep, and scatters sonar signals.From being a layer of the ocean that lies deep, and scatters sonar signals.
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Forms
plural: deep scattering layers| Singular | deep scattering layer |
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