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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The length of a minute of arc, 1/21,600 of an average great circle of the Earth. Generally one minute of latitude is considered equal to one nautical mile. The accepted United States value as of 1 July 1959 is 1,852 meters (6,076.115 feet) .
Industry:Natural environment
The satellite viewing angle directly downward; that point on the Earth vertically below the observer (satellite); the lowest point of a dry basin or depression, or the deepest point of a body of water (an oceanic "deep").
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Unicellular, multicellular, solitary, or colonial organisms that contain chlorophyll. They lack roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Algae are in the Kingdom Protista.
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A coral disease characterized by darkly pigmented areas of tissue on stony corals.-At present, there is no known pathogen. The coral tissue remains intact, although at times lesions and coral tissue death are observed in the centers of the pigmented areas. Tissue loss is minimal, if present. This disease is widespread throughout the Caribbean.-For additional information and illustrations, see: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/coral_disease/dark_spots.shtml.
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A hard copy display of sound data generated either in real time or from recorded data. Also known as a sonogram.
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A neurological receptor that detects changes in temperature.
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A technique used to sort cells or other biological materials by means of flow through apertures of defined size or by laser sorting.
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An area in the ocean that isprotected from uses that remove animals, plants, and other organisms, or alter their habitats .
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Any drug intended to alleviate pain. Analgesics increase a patient's pain threshold, thereby decreasing the sensation of pain. Analgesics range from aspirin and acetaminophen to narcotics.
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