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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />A request has come in for a new code for the vessel <a href='http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests/Default.aspx?id=9358' target='_blank'>Sar</a> from FRANCE. This code suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.<br /><br /><HR /><br /><b>Original Requester : Catherine Borremans (Catherine.Borremans@ifremer.fr)</b><br /><br />Proposed Code : 35SC<br />Name : <a href='http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests/Default.aspx?id=9358' target='_blank'>Sar</a><br />Flag : FRANCE - FR (ISO Country Code)<br />Platform Class : 23 Towed unmanned submersible<br />Commissioned Date : 1984<br />Current Length : 5<br />Notes : The SAR is a high-resolution multisensor geophysical tool designed to study the geological nature and structure of deepwater seafloors (200 to 6000 m). It is a towed system whose sidescan imagery resolution (1 pixel per 25 cm) can perform detailed seabed studies to complement larger scale surveys (multibeam, wide coverage sonars).<br /><br /><b>Additional Information Sources:</b><br /><br /> - http://www.ifremer.fr/flotte/systemes_sm/remorques/sar.htm<br /><HR /><br />No comments have been made about this Platform Code yet.<br /><br /><HR /><br />Kind regards,<br />The ICES Data Centre<br /><br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea <br />Email: accessions@ices.dk<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk<br /><br />Tel: +45 3338 6718 Fax: +45 3393 4215<br />H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests" target="_new">ICES Platform Code Requests Application</a><br />Read the latest ICES Data Centre e-News <a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/updates/DC_update.htm" target="_new">online</a><br /><br /></p><p><hr />This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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