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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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Physical oceanography
Etudes Climatiques dans l’Atlantique Tropical (ECLAT)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A multidisciplinary programme designed to become the French contribution of CLIVAR in the tropical Atlantic. The PIRATA programme will be part of ECLAT.
Operation Cabot
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A multiple-ship cruise to survey the Gulf Stream in 1950.
North Sea Model Advection Dispersion Study (NOMADS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme for the intercomparison of advection–dispersion models for the North West European continental shelf. The objectives were to compare the spatial and temporal coherence of simulation ...
Shipboard Environmental (Data) Acquisition System (SEAS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme developed by NOAA to provide accurate meteorological and oceanographic data in real time from ships at sea through the use of satellite data transmission techniques. The shipboard data is ...
IGOSS Sea Level programme in the Pacific (ISLP-PAC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme established for the purpose of making monthly mean sea level data available to a wide circle of users in a timely fashion and to generate products that would be valuable for scientific ...
Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme for making repeated observations of the hydrography, chemistry and biology at a station north of Hawaii since October 1988. The objective of this research is to provide a comprehensive ...
Wave Direction Measurement Calibration Project (WADIC)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A programme held in the vicinity of the Edda platform in the Ekofisk field in the North Sea during winter 1985–1986. Several wave buoys, platforms and wave staffs were intercalibrated in this ...
