(klÅt) n. 1. A thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood. 2. A clump, mass, or lump, as of clay. 3. A compact group: a clot of trucks blocking the tunnel's entrance.
Bodies start to float once the gas from decomposition replaced the  water inside the lungs. It is effected by the depth and temperature  or the water. In warm water it can bâ¦e as soon as 1 to 2 days in 80  degree water, or as much as 14 to 20 days in freezing cold water.
Drifting Buoys. Drifting buoys are generally attached to some form of drogue or sea-anchor, are easy to deploy,are relatively inexpensive to operate and reliably measure the atmosphere and ocean surface conditions, for an average of 18 months.