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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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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research institute established in 1987 with the goal of developing state-of-the-art equipment, instrumentation, systems, and methods of scientific research in the deep waters of ...

Marine Light-Mixed Layers (ML-ML)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

a research program designed to study mixed layer dynamics and bioluminescent plankton production. The program focuses on seasonal changes in upper layer physics and the successive ...

Pelagic Fisheries Research Program (PFRP)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research program established in 1992 to provide scientific information on pelagic fisheries to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) after the ...

MBARI Ocean Observing Systems (MOOS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research program to improve the understanding of the relationships between climatic variability, ocean circulation, marine chemistry, and phytoplankton biomass, composition and ...

International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research program under which scientists of twentytwo nations collected data in the Indian Ocean from 1959-1965. This was done under a plan coordinated by the Scientific ...

Coupled Ocean–Ice Linkages and Dynamics (COLD)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research program whose components include LTER, RACER and SANTA CLAuS. See the COLD Web site23.

OTRANTO

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A research project whose goal is to improve the knowledge about the hydrodynamics of the Straits of Otranto and the evaluate the water and particulate fluxes across this strait at ...