transect

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As the boat traveled along its transect lines, Saeki reached over the side to scoop seawater from the surface every two minutes for analysis.

From Scientific American

Each summer he has photographed what grew there, including an expanded transect of 40 meters.

From Science Magazine

Assuming a similar density of nests in the areas between the ship’s transects, the researchers estimate that about 60 million nests cover roughly 240 square kilometers, they report today in Current Biology.

From Science Magazine

In the spring and again in the fall, his team also pulled on their boots and surveyed plants along 27 100-meter transects.

From Science Magazine

The vessel made a series of zigzagged transects, or paths, off the gulf shelf and deeper waters known as the slope.

From Seattle Times