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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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Subtropical Countercurrent
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An eastward flowing current found in the region from 20-26° N. In geostrophic current calculations these currents extend to the bottom of the thermocline and occasionally to 1500 ...
Surface Current andWave Variability Experiment (SCAWVEX)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An EC MAST project whose primary objective is to measure the spatial and temporal variability of waves and currents in coastal regions using the full range of state of the art ...
North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An effort to determine the sources and limits of predictability of warm season precipitation over North American, with emphasis on time scales ranging from seasonal to ...
Hawaii Ocean Mixing Experiment (HOME)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An effort to observe and model mixing along the Hawaiian Ridge, a salubrious location for such an investigation since the topography is steep and energy available in the form of ...
tidal wave
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An egregious misnomer for a type of wave that has nothing to do with tides or tide-producing forces. See the more apt term seismic sea wave for a description.
Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An element of EOSDIS and located at JPL, is responsible for archiving and distributing data relevant to the physical state of the ocean. Most of the data archived at PODAAC is ...
Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ENSO-related phenomenon conventionally defined as SSTs greater than or equal to 28 °C. It is a large area of heat accumulation in the global ocean and related to the ...
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