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Physical oceanography
The scientific study of the physical conditions and processes related to the motions and physical properties of ocean currents and waters.
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Newfoundland Basin
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean basin lying between Newfoundland and the Azores whose floor is transected by the Mid-Ocean Canyon joining the Labrador Basin with the Sohm Abyssal Plain. It is separated from basins to the ...
Large Scale Geostrophic model (LGM)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean circulation model developed at MPI. It is based on the primitive equations and designed specifically to model global scale geostrophic circulation. The nonlinear advection of momentum is ...
Sea-viewing Wide-Field of view Sensor (SeaWiFS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean color sensor to study ocean productivity and interactions between the ocean ecosystems and the atmosphere. For more information see the SeaWiFs Web site146.
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean color sensor. It is a push-broom instrument that measures the radiation reflected from the Earth’s surface and from clouds in the visible and near-infrared range during the daytime. The 1150 ...
large scale geostrophic model (LSG)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean general circulation model (OGCM) developed at the Max–Planck–Institut f¨ur Meteorologie in Hamburg, Germany.
Oc´ean PArall´elis´e (OPA)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean general circulation model developed by the ECUME team at the Laboratoire d’Oc´eanographie Dynamique et de Climatologie (LODYC). It is a primitive equation model applied to both regional and ...
International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean (IBCWIO)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An ocean mapping activity sponsored by the IOC, UNESCO, and the German government. The initial mission of the project is to create a new bathymetric mapping of the Western Indian Ocean, with future ...
