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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Physical oceanography

Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and the Ocean (JISAO)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A Joint Institute formed in 1980 between the University of Washington and the NOAA ERL. This was established in 1980 and has five core research areas: (1) climate variability; (2) global ...

New York Bight Experiment (NYBE)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A joint U.S.–Russian internal wave remote sensing experiment taking place in July 1992 in the New York Bight region near Long Island. It used arrays of aircraft, ships, buoys and satellites from both ...

North American Basin

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A large depression centred around the Bermuda rise at about 85° W and 30° N in the western North Atlantic Ocean. It includes the Sohm Abyssal Plain to the northeast, the Hatteras Abyssal Plain to the ...

South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A large–scale experiment to study the water and energy cycles of the Asian monsoon regions. The goal is to provide a better understanding of the key physical processes for the onset, maintenance and ...

Shallow scattering layer

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A layer of marine organisms found over a continental shelf which scatter sound. These layers are usually composed of patchy and horizontally discontinuous groups whose horizontal dimensions are ...

Dead-water phenomenon

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A phenomenon caused by a thin layer of fresh meltwater overlaying an otherwise salty sea. It is exceptionally hard to propel a boat (by rowing or any other method) in such a situation since energy ...

Multifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer (MIMR)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A passive microwave radiometer successor to the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) that provides greater frequency diversity, improved spatial resolution, increased swatch width, and improved ...