| On metric charts, the vertical clearance is given in metres and decimetres up to 10.0 metres and in whole metres thereafter. |
| Under favourable climatic conditions, however, most prominently in tropical cloud forests, branches may be covered by a veritable soil layer, sometimes decimetres in depth. |
| Permafrost thickness ranges from a few decimetres at the southern limit of the permafrost zone to more than 700 metres in the Arctic Islands. |
| In many cases only a few decimetres on the root side of the log need to be sawn by the rip saw assistant. |
| The satellite DOA is then computed using these satellite positions and the known user position with accuracy of a few decimetres or better. |
| Clasts vary in size from a few decimetres to well over a metre in the thicker beds. |
