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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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PROcesses of Vertical Exchange in Shelf Seas (PROVESS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A joint European funded project for an interdisciplinary study of the vertical fluxes of through the water column and the surface and bottom boundaries based on the integrated ...
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
GOOS, co-sponsored by IOC/UNESCO, WMO, UNEP and ICSU, is a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support operational ...
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A Joint Institute formed in 1977 between the University of Hawaii and the NOAA ERL. The purpose of JIMAR is to increase the effectiveness of oceanic, atmospheric, and geophysical ...
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and the Ocean (JISAO)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A Joint Institute formed in 1980 between the University of Washington and the NOAA ERL. This was established in 1980 and has five core research areas: (1) climate variability; (2) ...
Storm Transfer and Response Experiment (STREX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A joint meteorological–oceanographic experiment carried out in the northwestern Pacific Ocean during November and December 1980. The purpose was to examine the response of the ...
International Marine Global Change Study (IMAGES)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A joint project of SCOR and PAGES whose primary goals are to quantify climate and chemical variability of the ocean on time scales of oceanic and cryospheric processes, determine ...
New York Bight Experiment (NYBE)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A joint U.S.–Russian internal wave remote sensing experiment taking place in July 1992 in the New York Bight region near Long Island. It used arrays of aircraft, ships, buoys and ...
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