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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Gregale

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A strong northeast wind occurring chiefly in the cool season in the south central Mediterranean. This is also used for the same phenomenon in other parts of the Mediterranean, e.g. a "gregal" in ...

Intergovernmental WOCE Panel (IWP)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A subsidiary body of the IOC and the WMO established to meet the scientific, managerial, implementation, and resource needs of WOCE. See the IWP Web site81.

Shelikof Strait

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A strait located between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island at around 58°N, 154°W.

Libeccio

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A strong, squally southwesterly wind in the central Mediterranean, most common in winter.

Canadian Basin Deep Water (CBDW)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A water mass ... CANALES An oceanographic experiment taking place in the Balearic Sea from 1996 to 1998 to investigate the interannual, seasonal and mesoscale variability of the circulation in the ...

Levantine Surface Water (LSW)

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A warm and saline water mass occupying most of the surface layer of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during the warm part of the year. It is the product of intense evaporation, with the salinity ...

Gulf of California

Earth science; Physical oceanography

A water body separating Baja California from the Mexican mainland. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean through a southern opening between 20–23°N. The principal mechanisms forcing the Gulf are the ...