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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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