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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Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose goal is to study natural and anthropogenic climate forcing by aerosols and feedbacks on regional and global climate. It will incorporoate field studies where pristine air masses from ...

Under Sea Ice and Pelagic Survey (USIPS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose goal is to use the Autosub AUV to investigate the physical and biological environment of the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZE), and to assess the potential of AUVs for improving ...

Waves And Storms in the North Atlantic (WASA)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose goal is to verify or falsify the hypothesis of a worsening storm and wave climate in the Northeast Atlantic and its adjacent seas in the 20th century. The main conclusion of the ...

Ocean Tomography Operational Package and Utilization Support (OCTOPUS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose goals are: to turn tomography into a routine, affordable, and operational tool for ocean research, monitoring and forecasting for even non–specialist users; to increase the ...

Paleo Environment and Climate History of the Russian Arctic (PECHORA)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose main purpose is to increase the understanding of climate changes and the impact these changes have on the environment in arctic Russian during the last interglacial–glacial cycle. The ...

Processes in Regions of Fresh Water Influence (PROFILE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose overall aim is to develop process understanding and tested numerical models for regions of freshwater influence (i.e. ROFIs). This EC MAST project studies the role of the physical ...

Pre-Operational Modeling in the Seas of Europe (PROMISE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A project whose primary objective is to optimize the application of existing dynamical models of the North Sea such that the rates and scales of sediment exchange between the coast and the nearshore ...