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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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Northeast Atlantic Deep Water (NEADW)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that originates from flow through through passages between Iceland and Scotland. This includes about 1.7 Sv through the Faroe Bank Channel and about 1 Sv over the Greenland-Scotland ...
Northwest Atlantic Bottom Water
Earth science; Physical oceanography
A water mass that originates from flow through the Denmark Strait, i.e. the Denmark Strait Overflow.
International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An initiative to develop a digital database containing all available bathymetric data north of 64 degrees north.
Mediterranean Assistance and Data Management in Oceanography (MADAM)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An initiative to set up and run an infrastructure to provide assistance in the field of oceanographic data management to the MTP, including the different subprojects and associated MAST projects. The ...
Physical Oceanographic Real–Time System (PORTS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An information acquisition and dissemination technology developed by the NOS that supports safe adn cost–efficient navigation by providing ship masters and pilots with accurate real–time information ...
Abiki
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An instance of the meteorological tsunami phenomenon in Nagasaki Bay.
Optical Backscattering metre (OBS)
Earth science; Physical oceanography
An instrument built by Downing Associates and used to obtain in-situ measurements of light scattering in sea water. This measurement also provides a crude measure of the particle abundance in the ...
