Physical oceanography

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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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 m, while they’ve ...

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 measurement techniques ...

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 interannual.

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 tides that strike the ...

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 derived from sensors on ...

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 development of El Nino.