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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.

Contributors in Physical oceanography

Physical oceanography

Subtropical Frontal Zone (STFZ)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A broad zone up to 4°–5° latitude wide consisting of several cores or fronts interspersed by zones of relatively homogeneous waters. The STFZ is thought to be a more accurate desciption of what was ...

National Geophysical Data centre (NGDC)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A branch of the NESDIS division of the Office of Environmental Information Services112 of NOAA that manages environmental data in the fields of solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, ...

Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A branch of Canada's DFO whose mandate is to manage and archive physical and chemical oceanographic data collected by DFO regions or acquired through various arrangements from Canadian researchers ...

Irminger Current

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A branch of the North Atlantic Current that curves north near Iceland, where a minor part of it splits to flow north along the west coast of Iceland and the major part curves to the west and joins ...

National Oceanographic Data centre (NODC)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A branch of the NESDIS division of the Office of Environmental Information Services115 of NOAA that develops and maintains a national marine database. The NODC consists of three divisions: Ocean ...

Triangle Trans Ocean Buoy Network (TRITON)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A buoy for measuring surface meteorology and upper ocean data. These Japanese moorings are used in the TAO/TRITON array west of 165E.

National Climate Data centre (NCDC)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A branch of the NESDIS division of the Office of Environmental Information Services106 of NOAA that is the collection centre and custodian for all U.S. weather records.

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