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SOFAR
(redirected from sound fixing and ranging)

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SOFARsound fixing and ranging (US DoD)
SOFARState Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic


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Navy uses permanently placed hydrophones to monitor this sound fixing and ranging channel, known as SOFAR, in the Pacific Ocean.
Ocean view: scientists are going 24-7 in their studies of the deep by Marzuola, Carol / Science News
RAFOS is the reverse spelling of the acronym SOFAR, for SOund Fixing And Ranging, and refers to the fact that RAFOS floats listen for sound signals transmitted by moored sound sources, rather than themselves transmitting to moored listening stations, as SOFAR floats do.
Meddies, eddies, floats and boats: how do Mediterranean and Atlantic ... by Bower, Amy S. / Oceanus
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