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5041
station: recoverable
A STATION artificially marked by well defined natural or artificial objects, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been accurately determined and wh... more
A STATION artificially marked by well defined natural or artificial objects, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been accurately determined and which has been described.
5042
station: reference
A place where tide or tidal current constants have been determined from OBSERVATIONS, and which is used as a STANDARD for the comparison of ... more
A place where tide or tidal current constants have been determined from OBSERVATIONS, and which is used as a STANDARD for the comparison of simultaneous OBSERVATIONS at a SUBORDINATE STATION. It is also a place for which independent daily predictions are given in the tide or tidal current tables, from which corresponding predictions are obtained for other locations by means of differences or factors. Also called standard station and standard port (British terminology).
5043
station: resection
A STATION located by RESECTION methods.
5044
station: satellite
See ECCENTRIC STATION.
5045
station: secondary
See STATION: SUPPLEMENTARY.
5046
station: subordinate
One of the places for which tide or tidal current predictions are determined by applying a CORRECTION to the predictions of a REFERENCE STAT... more
One of the places for which tide or tidal current predictions are determined by applying a CORRECTION to the predictions of a REFERENCE STATION. A tide or tidal current station at which a short series of OBSERVATIONS was made and reduced by comparison with simultaneous OBSERVATIONS at a REFERENCE STATION. Called secondary port in British terminology. See STATION: TIDE.
5047
station: subsidiary
A STATION established to overcome some local obstacle to the progress of a SURVEY, and not to determine position data for the station point.
5048
station: supplementary
An auxiliary STATION, es­tablis­hed to increase the number of CONTROL STATIONS in a given area, or to place a STATION in a desired locati­on... more
An auxiliary STATION, es­tablis­hed to increase the number of CONTROL STATIONS in a given area, or to place a STATION in a desired locati­on where it is impracticable or unnecessary to esta­blish a principal STATION. Also called secondary stati­on.
5049
station: survey
See STATION.
5050
station: tide
A place where TIDAL OBSERVATIONS are obtained. It is a primary tide station when continuous OBSERVATIONS are available for a sufficient numb... more
A place where TIDAL OBSERVATIONS are obtained. It is a primary tide station when continuous OBSERVATIONS are available for a sufficient number of years to determine the characteristic tide features for the locality. A secondary tide station is operated during a short period of time to obtain DATA for a specific purpose.
5051
station: topographic
A definite point on the EARTH, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been determined by gra­phic methods, usually by PLANE TABLE TRAVERSE or gra­phi... more
A definite point on the EARTH, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been determined by gra­phic methods, usually by PLANE TABLE TRAVERSE or gra­phic TRIANGULATION. Also a point located by geode­tic methods but with less than third-order ACCURACY.
5052
station: traverse
A definite point on the EARTH whose POSITION has been determined from another known point by linear measurements con­trolled in AZIMUTH by a... more
A definite point on the EARTH whose POSITION has been determined from another known point by linear measurements con­trolled in AZIMUTH by angu­lar measurements.
5053
station: triangulation
A recoverable point on the EARTH, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been determined by angular methods with geodetic instruments. A triangulatio... more
A recoverable point on the EARTH, whose GEOGRAPHIC POSITION has been determined by angular methods with geodetic instruments. A triangulation station is a selected point, which has been marked with a STATION MARK, or it is a conspicuous natural or artificial object. Also called trigonometric station or triangulation point.
5054
station: trigonometric
See STATION: TRIANGULATION.
5055
station: unrecoverable
A TRIANGULATION STATION that cannot be found and cannot be included in the TRIANGULATION to connect it with a new DATUM. Sometimes called 'l... more
A TRIANGULATION STATION that cannot be found and cannot be included in the TRIANGULATION to connect it with a new DATUM. Sometimes called 'lost' station.
5056
stationary wave
See WAVE: STANDING.
5057
stationary wave theory
A theory which assumes that the basic tide motion in the open OCEAN consists of a system of STANDING WAVE oscillations; PROGRES­SIVE WAVES a... more
A theory which assumes that the basic tide motion in the open OCEAN consists of a system of STANDING WAVE oscillations; PROGRES­SIVE WAVES are of secondary importance except where the TIDE advances into tributary waters.
5058
station buoy
A BUOY used to mark the approximate POSITION of an important BUOY or LIGHTSHIP should it be carried away or temporarily removed. Also called... more
A BUOY used to mark the approximate POSITION of an important BUOY or LIGHTSHIP should it be carried away or temporarily removed. Also called MARKER BUOY, watch buoy.
5059
station error
See DEFLEC­TION OF THE VERTICAL.
5060
station mark (or marker)
A buried mark-stone, a metal plug or disk, or any kind of permanent MARK intended to provide a means of re-identifying main CONTROL STATI­ON... more
A buried mark-stone, a metal plug or disk, or any kind of permanent MARK intended to provide a means of re-identifying main CONTROL STATI­ONS. See SURFACE MARK and UNDERGROUND MARK.