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Environment & Energy

rampartd

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1. any calculation of speed of sound in water begins with a measurement of sst

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 06:11 PM

19 hrs ago

sea surface temperature. this might be useful if i were looking russian submarines.

but maybe we are all russian now?

maybe these things are useful beyond climate and weather considerations, are extremely expensive to produce and deploy, that the most valued data depends on long term fixed point measurement?

not sure i can say much more in DEFENSE of these systems. maybe satellite technology has replaced these tools, maybe the satellite technology is confirmed/calibrated by real time measurement??

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