Federal · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
33 U.S.C. § 3407: Definitions
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The terms “characterization”, “characterize”, and “characterizing” mean activities that provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, such as water masses and currents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives. a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or poorly understood area of the sea floor, sub-bottom, or water column; and an initial assessment of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, archaeological, or other characteristics of such an area. The terms “map” and “mapping” mean activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand sea floor characteristics, including depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.
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