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hydraulic corer

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

hydraulic corer(piston corer) A tube used to obtain samples from lake or marine sediments, which penetrates the material by hydraulic pressure. The Mackereth corer is a hydraulic corer. See also gravity corer.

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hydraulic corer

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

hydraulic corer (piston corer) A sampling tube that penetrates marine or lake sediments by hydraulic methods, instead of being either a gravity corer or a drilling corer. One version is the Mackereth corer.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "hydraulic corer." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-hydrauliccorer.html

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gravity corer

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gravity corer A tube used to obtain samples of lake or marine sediments, which penetrates the material under its own weight. See also hydraulic corer.

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gravity corer

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gravity corer A sampling tube that penetrates into marine or lake sediments under its own weight. See also HYDRAULIC CORER.

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