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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.
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Paleoclimate of Arctic Lakes and Estuaries (PALE)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An NSF/ARCSS and PAGES initiative to study the paleoclimate of arctic lakes and estuaries. The goal is to reconstruct Arctic climate variations over the past 150,000, 20,000 and 2,000 years and ...
Inertial dissipation method
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An observational technique for inferring the ocean surface wind stress magnitude.
Spiral eddy
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Frequently observed, distinct sea surface patterns with a horizontal scale of around 10 km. The eddies are large–scale arrangements of sea slicks or streaks with a spacing on the order of 1 km and ...
Water mass assembly
Earth science; Physical oceanography
From Bˆacle et al. (2002): In the following discussion we distinguish between terms that describe water masses (based on straight theta-S diagrams and origins) and those that describe the structure ...
European Station for Time–Series in the Ocean Canary Islands (ESTOC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Established to complement existing open ocean stations in the eastern boundary regime of the North Atlantic. Regular observations started in 1994 at a nominal station position of 29° 10' N, 15° 30' ...
International Tsunami Information centre (ITIC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Established in Nov. 1965 by the IOC. The ITIC monitors the activities of the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, making use of 31 seismic stations, 79 tidal stations, and 101 dissemination points ...
Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
Founded in 1983 as the successor to the Marine Station of the Academy in existence in Sopot since 1953. The institute is divided into departments for marine physics, hydrodynamics, marine chemistry ...
