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General Earl Van Dorn ' s armament consisted of a single 32-pounder cannon on her bow, [13] which was a common naval gun that was smoothbore and muzzleloading. [14] General Earl Van Dorn was placed under the command of Captain Isaac Fulkerson. [15] Competing strategic goals had led to a split of the River Defense Fleet.
Selection or a particular sampler type depends on the type of analysis to be performed (e.g. ambient water quality or wastewater), the type of water source (e.g. a lake or pond, small stream or large river, coastal waters or deep ocean) and other factors such as ambient environmental conditions (e.g. collection of stormwater during a rain event ...
A coiled garden hose. A garden hose, hosepipe, or simply hose is a flexible tube used to convey water. There are a number of common attachments available for the end of the hose, such as sprayers and sprinklers (which are used to concentrate water at one point or to spread it over a large area). Hoses are usually attached to a hose spigot or tap.
The sea temperature at the water sampling depth is recorded by means of a reversing thermometer fixed to the Nansen bottle. This is a mercury thermometer with a constriction in its capillary tube which, when the thermometer is inverted, causes the thread to break and trap the mercury, fixing the temperature reading. [ 1 ]
Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863), Confederate major general Frans van Dorne (1776–1848), Flemish portrait painter Martin van Dorne (1736–1808), Flemish still-life painter and poet
Suggest adding this or something like it -> The Van Dorn was a Side-wheeler powered by steam and was 182 feet (55 m) long. She carried a single cannon on her bow—a 32-pounder . (BTW, the dictionary spells it Side-wheeler as does the link.
A rosette sampler is made of an assembly of 12 to 36 sampling bottles. [1] Each bottle is a volume that range from a minimum value of 1.2 L to a maximum value of 30 L. [1] The bottles are clustered around a cylinder situated in the center of the assembly, [1] where there is a sensing system called Sea-Bird or CTD, that stands for "Conductivity, Temperature and Depth", although other variables ...
The water level at each end of the tube will be at the same elevation, whether the two ends are adjacent or far apart, so a line between them will be horizontal at its midpoint and a shed base, building foundation or similar structure laid out using several such lines will be "horizontal" within building tolerances on any scale over which use ...