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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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Liman Current
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A cold current that flows from the Okhotsk Sea into the Japan Sea. Part of this current continues south along the western coast and eventually becomes the North Korea Current.
Joint Archive for Shipboard ADCP (JASADCP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A collaboration between the E. Firing ADCP Laboratoary at the University of Hawaii and the NODC. This center, formerly known as the Shipboard ADCP Center (SAC), is responsible for ...
Fisheries–Oceanography Cooperative Investigations (FOCI)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A collection of NOAA programs attempting to understand the influence of environment on the abundance of various commercially valuable fish and shellfish stocks in Alaskan waters ...
Wave Identification and Tracking System (WITS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A collection of tools for wave spectral partitioning with automated swell tracking and storm source identification capabilities. The WITS spectral partitioning steps are: 1. Peak ...
International Ocean Network (ION)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A committee established in June 1993 with the goal of facilitating international cooperation in the development of ocean botton observatories. While originally created for the ...
Reflective Optics System Imaging Spectrometer (ROSIS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A compact airborne imaging spectrometer. This device was designed for the detection of spectral fine structure in coastal waters. See the ROSIS Web site143.
Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A component of IGBP developed and sponsored by SCOR, the IOC, the ICES, and PICES. Its goal is advance our understanding of the structure and functioning of the global ocean ...
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