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Instrument: Sediment Trap - Floating

Acronym:
 Sed Trap - Float
External Identifier:
» skos:broadMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/33/
Description

Floating sediment traps are specially designed sampling devices deployed to float in the water column (as opposed to being secured to a mooring at a fixed depth) for periods of time to collect particles from the water column that are falling toward the sea floor. In general a sediment trap has a container at the bottom to collect the sample and a broad funnel-shaped opening at the top with baffles to keep out very large objects and help prevent the funnel from clogging. The 'Sediment Trap -Floating' designation is used for a floating type of sediment trap about which no other design details are known.