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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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SEMAPHORE
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An experiment that took place in the northern Canary Basin from July to November 1993. A large data set was obtained from three hydrographic arrays, current meter moorings, ...
Long–Range Overwater Diffusion (LROD)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An experiment that took place in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii in July 1993. The objective was to improve transport and diffusion models by improving the ...
Subduction Experiment
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An experiment that took place in the subtropical North Atlantic near the eastern flank of the Bermuda/Azores atmospheric high pressure system from June 1991 to June 1993. That ...
Maritime Remote Sensing Experiment (MARSEN)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An experiment to measure ocean surface waves with a high frequency radar that took place from Sept. 10, 1979 to Oct. 15, 1979. MARSEN was originally a ground truth campaign to ...
North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea Exchange (NANSEN)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An experiment whose objectives were to study the hydrography and circulation of the Iceland Basin and to study the temporal and spatial variability of the flows across the ...
Spice Experiment
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An exploratory experiment to observe spiciness in the upper ocean, including the mixed layer, at horizontal scales of 10 m to 1000 km. The objectives of the Spice Experiment are: ...
T-S-V diagram
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An extension of the concept of a T-S diagram to display the distribution of temperature and salinity in the world ocean waters in proportion to their total volume. This is created ...
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