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Physical oceanography

The scientific study of the physical conditions and processes related to the motions and physical properties of ocean currents and waters.

Contributors in Physical oceanography

Physical oceanography

Snellius Expedition

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An oceanographic expedition taking place in 1929–1930 in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

Donde Va?

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An oceanographic experiment which took place in the Alboran Sea (in the western Mediterranean) during June–October 1982. It was conducted to study the large anticyclonic gyre formed by the inflowing ...

Wind Observations Through Ambient Noise (WOTAN)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An oceanographic instrument for the determination of wind stress from measurements of ambient noise.

POLYGON

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An oceanographic program to measure the eddy currents in the North Atlantic Equatorial Current for several months using moored current meters and hydrographic surveys. This was a program carried out ...

South Atlantic Accelerated Research Initiative (SAARI)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An ONR research program primarily directed toward improvement of the description of the subtropical South Atlantic. It focused on the poleward corners of the subtropical gyre, i.e. the separation of ...

Shallow Water Acoustic Random Media 1995 experiment (SWARM95)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An ONR sponsored joint operation between the NRL Acoustic Signal Processing Branch and Woods Hole. The goal is to explore the effects on acoustic propagation of random ocean environments in the water ...

International Ship Operators (ISO)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An open international forum of research ship operators from 14 countries and representatives of EC, FAO and OCEANIC who meet annually to discuss research fleet barter/exchange arrangements and ...

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